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    Old cures,other wise known as Folk Medicine,has
    been used for centuries to aid the sick.
    Though many advancements has been made in
    the medical world,folk medicine has survived time
    and is still used around the world.  While
    something as simple as chicken soup drew
    controversy among many medical doctors,some
    has finally come to agree that it has medical
    benefits, but they're not sure why.  Like many of
    the old cures used during the early years,the old
    folks didn't know why their boiled herbs worked,
    but only that they did.
    Many cultures such as the Indian, Japanese,
    Mexican, African and many others, were deeply
    rooted in folk medicines, folklore, voodoo,or old
    folktales. They didn't know anything about test
    tubes or pills, but there was the boiling of the
    roots and leaves;some were even smoked. This
    form of healing has laid the foundation for what is,
    and what will be, in the medical Future.

    My study of Old medical documents;one being an
    old home medical book dated 1926 by William
    Evans M D.,shows a close relationship between
    traditional healing and folk healing. This old book
    is truly an antique and covers a wide range of old
    cures like: home remedy for ringworm, pink eye,
    sore throat, tooth ache, how to get rid of pimples,
    hives, the history of small pox, scarlet fever,
    scurvy,malaria symptom, rickets disease,eczema
    and many other interesting subjects.

    Many ingredients that were contained in old home
    remedies are used in todays prescription Drugs.
    Though these ingredients may be listed under
    some fancy scientific name, the end result is the
    same. The Old folk,as they were sometimes
    called! Would probably change some of these
    names to something simple like vinegar, corn
    meal, pine tar, onions, baking soda, salt, peppers,
    tree bark, roots, corn silk, sassafras,dew berry
    roof, aspirin; Why aspirin? Because it has been
    long used as a pain killer
    and though mostly synthetically made today,it
    was originally made from salicin, the active
    ingredient in willow bark, (acetylsalicylic acid,)
    and was a primary ingredient in folk medicines.
    The same can be found in strawberries, almonds
    and tomatoes. So It's plain to see that  by
    consuming the right combination of fruit, herbs
    and vegetables,some bodily ailments would not
    exist,or the limiting affect of the aliment would be
    greatly reduced. Did you know that store bought
    cloves are good for a tooth ache? Nearly all
    medical benefits and cures has come from simple
    nature.  Even One of the most deadliest human
    diseases,malaria,was first treated with the extract
    from the bark of a South American tree.
    The old folks knew a great deal about healing
    herbs, but didn't speak of what they knew, unless
    with a family member or close friend. For this
    reason unfortunately, many old remedies has been
    lost forever, and the rest remains secret. My
    ancestors are great examples this; they could be
    called the keepers of old cures.  They did a lot of
    healing but revealed very little of how it was done.
    However, before my mother's death (Martha Marr-
    Fitzgerald,) revealed some of what she knew
    about folk healing to the local newspaper.  Click
    on the folk medicine link and read some of what
    she had to say. Though most old cures has been
    covered in mounds of dirt along with the people
    that processed them. I am honored to reveal this
    article and give thanks to Frances Hallam Hurt,
    that took the time to investigate and publish this
    article which was printed in"The Bee." A
    newspaper located in Danville, Virginia.

    I would like to dedicate this page to early pioneers
    of all cultures, for their contribution to the healing
    of the sick.  For they were true pioneers,that has
    paved a path through history,that has lead us to
    what we call the present.

By  Andrew  M. Fitzgerald Sr.
Col., Ohio
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