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Tried and True: Using Folk Medicine

by Carole Vansickle

Folk medicine uses cultural knowledge.

Folk medicine cannot replace medical attention in an emergency, but if you dislike medicating simple ailments like colds and muscle aches, then these treatments can give your relief without the drugs. Folk medicines are based on time tested remedies.

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Folk medicine uses cultural knowledge.

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