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Southern Folk Medicine: Healing Traditions from the Appalachian Fields and Forests

Southern Folk Medicine: Healing Traditions from the Appalachian Fields and Forests

Light, Phyllis D.
Gladstar, Rosemary
Wood, Matthew

Paperback

Medical ReferenceGeneral Alternative Health

Publisher Price: $21.95

ISBN10: 1623171563
ISBN13: 9781623171568
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: Jan 16 2018
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
For the first time ever, an active practitioner describes the history, folklore, and remedies of Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine in this groundbreaking guide for curious herbalists.

This book is the first to describe the history, folklore, assessment methods, and remedies of Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine--the only system of folk medicine, other than Native American, that developed in the United States. One of the system's last active practitioners, Phyllis D. Light has studied and worked with herbs, foods, and other healing techniques for more than thirty years. In everyday language, she explains how Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine was passed down orally through the generations by herbalists and healers who cared for people in their communities with the natural tools on hand.

Drawing from Greek, Native American, African, and British sources, this uniquely American folk medicine combines what is useful and practical from many traditions to create an energetic system that is coherent and valuable today.

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