Search our catalog   Receive e-mail notification of new books & events. Enter your e-mail address below.

Books/Human Health Country Folk Medicine by Elisabeth Janos, ed. Browse Our Catalog Featured Titles Eco-Agriculture Permaculture Crops Biodynamics Lunar Planning Pest Control Weed Control Composting Livestock Veterinary & Homeopathy Farm Business Greenhouses Gardening Eco-Construction Homesteading Eco-Philosophy Human Health Herbs Dowsing Subtle Energies Libros en Espaņol Eco-Products Price: $15.00 These vivid firsthand accounts of more than 1,400 senior citizens throughout New England and New York State describe how people used to make do with healing substances they kept on pantry shelves at home or gathered outdoors. Included are oldtime remedies such as: a tablespoon of skunk oil to cure laryngitis; a barefoot walk through fresh cow manure to cure athlete's foot; a paste of night crawlers and heavy cream rubbed onto the skin to mend broken bones; and many more. Learn why the typical "medicine chest" contained milk, salt, sugar, molasses, onions and potatoes to cure everything from eye, ear, nose, and throat problems to nervous conditions to infant and childhood ailments. Softcover, 150 pages. Item # 6698. Homepage | My Cart | Customer Service | About Us 1-800-355-5313 · (512) 892-4400 · fax (512) 892-4448 © 2005 Acres U.S.A. Legal Information