Things You'll Need:
- Internet access
- Assortment of herbs/teas
- Time
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Step 1
Treat nausea, indigestion or simple after-dinner gas with simple African American folk medicine techniques. As with many other folk medicine approaches, herbs are used frequently.
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Step 2
Choose from spearmint, catmint or peppermint to experience the relaxing and tummy-soothing properties of tea made with any of the above. Readily available in undeveloped areas, herbs promise many healing attributes. They can be harvested without much expense.
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Step 3
Use senna, an herb commonly used in Haiti and in the southern United States. Because of its fibrous properties, it makes an excellent laxative tea that's been used to eliminate intestinal worms.
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Step 1
Protect your heart with garlic, a well-respected favorite that's been eaten over the years to reduce high blood pressure.
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Step 2
Include spirituality. Success with most of these remedies has been reported through faith in an all-powerful being. It's a key to many African American folk remedies.
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Step 3
Apply warm fat to a thin cloth, then place it upon a garlic-rubbed chest to fight congestion.
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Combat ill health with the help of a root doctor. A root doctor in African American folk medicine is a conjurer who's in touch with spiritual forces.
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Step 2
Find relief from chronic diarrhea through the power of a conjurer. Read more about conjuring practices and supernatural beliefs in Jeffrey Anderson's "Conjure in African American Society" (see Resources below).
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Step 3
Learn more by reading articles about African American traditional medicine at the "PubMed" Web site (see Resources below).
