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Folklore and Healthcare - Coggle Diagram
Folklore and Healthcare
HEALERS
Aesculapius
Roman/Greek God of Medicine (Davis, 2010)
Gift of healing (Davis, 2010)
Brought the dead back to life (Davis, 2010)
Linked to snakes - divine beings with healing abilities (Davis, 2010)
Dhanvanatari
God of Hindu health & medicine (Pai-Dhungat, 2015)
Ayruvedic Medicine
Ancient Indian medical system (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2018)
Natural/holistic approach (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2018)
Asclepion
Healing temples (Wikipedia, 2022)
healing dreams would be received from Aesculapius (Osborn, 2021)
Temples to the God (Wichmann, 2022)
Animals
Snakes
Symbols of healing, transformation, fertility (Wichmann, 2022)
Staff entwined with snakes (Wichmann, 2022)
Contact with snakes believed to cure sickness (Wichmann, 2022)
Second-hearing & Second-sight (Wichmann, 2022)
REMEDIES
Material folklore (Giarelli, 2015)
Alcohol (Mrgić, 2017)
Part of societal "social clock" (Room, 2004)
"Social lubricant" (Mrgić, 2017)
A mark of coming of age (Mrgić, 2017)
Medicinal relief (Mrgić, 2017)
Psychological relief (Mrgić, 2017)
Ritual use (Mrgić, 2017)
"Aqua Vitae" - water of life (Mrgić, 2017)
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Essential Oils (Vaschenko, n.d.).
Blood flow stimulation (Vaschenko, n.d.)
Anti-bacterials (Vaschenko, n.d.)
Peppermint (Vaschenko, n.d.)
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Served as tea to act as digestive (Donelly, 2011)
Sage (Vaschenko, n.d.)
Sacred to the Gods (Elle Republic, 2015)
Strengthen memory (Elle Republic, 2015)
Used in baths to reduce inflammation (Elle Republic, 2015)
Vitamin K - bone health (Elle Republic, 2015)
Digestive aid (Elle Republic, 2015)
"Sage" - a wise man (Elle republic, 2015)
Harmony between oneself and the environment (Kleisiaris, Sfakianakis, & Papathanasiou, 2014)
Music Therapy
Imitates movement of soul (Dritsas, 2017)
Used to calm & promote sleep (Dritsas, 2017)
Performance of hymns to save from the Plague (Dritsas, 2017)
Used in Modern Medicine for anxiety, pain, sleep disorders (Dritsas, 2017)