Home Remedies and the Black Elderly: A Reference Manual for Health Care Providers

Changes in economics & demographics have resulted in the increased use of home remedies by the elderly, particularly those on fixed incomes. Traditional remedies, including those based on herbal medicine, continue to find widespread use among the urban & rural Black elderly. The authors have interviewed elderly black patients to develop a manual describing their use of products as diverse as alum, molasses, moth balls, & olive oil. The trends in usage of home remedies & possible detrimental effects of folk remedies are discussed. In addition, more than 100 individual folk remedies are discussed with annotations to the scientific literature. Developed by the College of Pharmacy & Institute of Gerontology of the University of Michigan, this book is a useful guide for those who must interact with the elderly of all races, particularly with respect to their self-medication practices. Published by: Pharmaceutical Information Associates, Ltd. 2671 Trenton Road, Levittown, PA 19056.Boyd, Eddie L. is the author of 'Home Remedies and the Black Elderly: A Reference Manual for Health Care Providers' with ISBN 9780963131003 and ISBN 0963131001.