Folk medicine (original 1958; edition 1958)

by D. C. Jarvis

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"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.… (more)

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Title:	Folk medicine
Authors:	D. C. Jarvis
Info:	New York : Fawcett Crest, 1958.
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Folk Medicine by D. C. Jarvis (1958)

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ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |

mostly just talks about apple cider vinegar. which is great, but he doesnt go into depth with anything else.
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its outdated, but not a bad read by any means (

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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

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This book is dedicated
to my daughter, Sylvia Jarvis Smith, and my grandson,
Jarvis Fred Smith

To convey to them through the written word,
the folk medicine of Vermont
which one generation of native Vermonters,
living close to the soil,
hands on by word of mouth,
in succeeding generations.

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"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.

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