Episode 11: Dew Poison & Milk Sick: Folk Medicine in Appalachia
Episode 11: Dew Poison & Milk Sick: Folk Medicine in Appalachia
Episode 11: Dew Poison & Milk Sick: Folk Medicine in Appalachia
Welcome back to Appalachian Words! Today I talk about folk medicine and traditional healing in Southern Appalachia, including some of the plant remedies people used and the weird ailments that were a common part of life once upon a time.
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Resources: The Walker Sisters https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/histor...
Walker Sisters Home: Historical Data Section https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/onlin...
Doctor or Doctress? http://doctordoctress.org/islandora/o...
Women and Healthcare in Appalachia https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c...
Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia https://muse.jhu.edu/article/183548/pdf
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Welcome to Appalachian Words, the show about language and culture in Appalachia. I’m your host, Jennifer Heinmiller. I am co-author of the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, a historical dictionary that is over 1.3 million words long and covers everything from "ain’t never" to "zonies alive." If you’re curious about that one, subscribe and tune in. I welcome your questions, comments, stories, suggestions, and pumpkin bread. Contact me at [email protected]Join Podchaser to...
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