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Loading... Folk Medicine (1958)by D. C. Jarvis
None.  iatethecloudsforyou | Nov 28, 2010 |  From book: Folk medicine reaches very far back in time. Nature opened the first drugstore. Primitive man and animals depend on preventive use of its stock of plants and herbs to avoid disease and to maintain health and vigor. Because man and the animals were constantly on the move, Nature's drugstore had branches everywhere. Wherever in the world you were sick, you would find in the fields its medicines to cure you, its material for curative herbal teas and ointments   dpk1927 | May 4, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 044920880X, Mass Market Paperback)"A fascinating book by a distinguished Vermont physician."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS For centuries the vigorous and healthy families of Vermont have passed down simple commonsense home remedies for all sorts of common aches and pains, from one generation to the next. Dr. Jarvis spent years practicing medicine in the Green Mountains and observed the natural wonders of Vermont folk medicine. He shares that wisdom in this helpful book in order to help you: burn body fat and decrease body weight, improve sleep and overcome chronic fatigue, reduce high blood pressure, and much more. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:33:30 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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though he mentions people of vermont eating leaves from trees, i wasnt able to hear or otherwise confirm this anywhere else. anyone know anything about this? i was interested in this but he only spent a sentence or maybe two on it.
its outdated, but not a bad read by any means (