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"Folk healing" as a book category covers traditional, community-based systems of health and wellbeing passed down through oral tradition and everyday practice rather than formal medical institutions. It encompasses practical manuals of herbs, poultices, baths, bone-setting, midwifery and home remedies; collections of charms, prayers, rituals and ritualized knowledge; regional and cultural surveys or ethnographies that document local beliefs and practices; and contemporary reinterpretations or guides for modern practitioners. Books in this category typically emphasize vernacular knowledge, plant lore, ritual and spiritual dimensions of care, and the social context of healing, appealing to readers interested in folklore, ethnobotany, cultural history, and complementary or historical healing traditions (with the usual caveat that they are not substitutes for professional medical advice).

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