Folks Hana Richardson, Armando Herrera, Alicia Gallarzo, Mayra Perez
Dec 13, 2015
Folk Medicine Is
• Natural• Superstitious• Herbs• Old medicine• Tea• Massages• Acupressure• Acupuncture
Facts
• Juniper berries help childbirth
• Feverfew eases pain• Cobwebs or yarrow
stop bleeding• Amputation was used
to cure infections in the past
Midwives, Shamans, or Curandera
• Midwives and curanderas help give childbirth.
• They used to believe in superstition but they also used good medicine.
• Shamans heal people with empathy. The function of a Shaman is to restore belief.
• Curanderas are Mexican.• Shamans are Native
Americans.
Superstition
• Midwives believed that if you hang garlic over a baby’s crib the fairies won’t steal them.
• Take roosters and fishing nets out of the house or else the baby’s birth won’t be lucky.
• Take the broth of cow fat and honey for sufficient strength.
• Rub the head of an eel on a baby’s birthmark for three mornings.
HOW FOLK MEDICINE IS BECOMING POPULAR
• Most folk medicine doesn’t cost anything• Modern medicine cost money $$$$$$• Folk medicine is natural• Modern medicine is scientific and man made• Folk medicine is also scientific