Folk Medicine in Communist Cuba

Authors

Eric Peterson, Brigham Young University
Lynn England, Brigham Young University

Keywords

folk medicine, communist Cuba, homeopathic treatments

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

Abstract

I went to Cuba to do an ethnographic study of common folk medicine. My original intent was to focus on the traditional, home-remedies used by Cubans and the possible discovery of new homeopathic treatments for use in our society. What I discovered, along with a short list of herbal medicines, was a unique integration of folk medicine into the socialist health care system due to the existing political and economic situation.

Recommended Citation

Peterson, Eric and England, Lynn (2013) "Folk Medicine in Communist Cuba," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 608.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/608