TITLE

Home remedies can help

PUB. DATE

December 1995

SOURCE

Current Health 1;Dec95 1 of 2, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents activities on home remedies of common ailments. Finding out how people treat common ailments; Researching for medical basis; Inviting a doctor and a nutritionist to class to discuss natural remedies to common health problems; Review and discussion questions on folk remedies.

ACCESSION #

9512081808

Tags: THERAPEUTICS

 

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