Relation between folklore and healthcare

Oral folklore

How stories, beliefs, methods of healing, causation of illness, etc. is passed on

Evil eye

Customary folkore

Customs, rituals, and practices in this case related to treatment and prevention of illness

Material Folklore

Objects, medicines, foods believed to heal or prevent illness

Evil eye

Evil eye beads and decor to warn off evil eye (Yemaya the healer, 2018)

Ancient Greek

Herbs for medicine

Evil eye

Ancient Greek

Water and oil ritual to know if someone has the evil eye

Ritual with an egg over baby to protect them from evil eye (Yemaya the healer, 2018)

Routine for multiple weeks to get rid of evil eye (Planet to Soul Astrology, 2016).

Missions given by gods to heal illness (Giarelli, 2015)

Surgeries (Cartwright, 2016)

Often passed on from generation to generation through family, friends, community (Phillips, 2016)

Medicinal herbs (Magiorkinis, Diamantis, Androutsos, n.d.).

Ancient Mayan Goddess Ixcel

Wooden carvings of the Goddess placed under beds for good luck and a smooth birth (Arvigo, 2012).

Mayan

Pilgrimage to Iscehl's sacred island and temple (Arvigo, 2012)

Prayers to Iscehl (Arvigo, 2012)

Ancient China (Encyclopedia Brittanica)

Healing brews

Healing herbs

Acupuncture

Cupping

Meditation

Ancient China (Encyclopedia Brittanica)

Dried animal parts for medicine

Medicinal herbs

Ancient China (Encyclopedia Brittanica)

Encyclopedia writing and writings from authors

Shennong bencaojing (Divine Husbandsman’s Classic of Medicine)

Ancient Greek

Demi Gods practiced and taught medicine to humans