In countries with lower income levels and traditional cultures, a majority of the population reports using home remedies [4, 5]. In high-income countries, we have more of a mixed picture. A relatively recent study carried out in Germany (480 patients from 37 GP practices) showed that approximately 80% of patients used home remedies [1]. Only 25% of these patients sought information on these remedies from their GP, the majority having received information from family members or from books, magazine and the media. According to another study, a population-based US survey (n = 2107), 35% of African Americans reported using home remedies [6].
Hesperian Images was developed in response to requests from health educators and practitioners around the world who have told us that they rely on images from Hesperian books like Where There Is No Doctor to illustrate everything from first aid to maternal health, hygiene to vaccines, and home remedies to modern medicines. Often using photocopiers, scissors, and tape, health workers have long used Hesperian images as sources for creating health training materials, health curriculum, presentations, flyers, posters, flipcharts, and many other tools.
The Doctors Book of Home Remedies:
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