Russian Herbal ~ Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing

Description

The Russian Herbal ~ Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing is the first guide to the ancient traditions of Russian herbal medicine and its extensive medicinal applications. Drawing on a wealth of oral and written traditions, it explains the folkways, properties, and uses of the best-known Russian herbs. All of which are widely available in North America, Europe, and Australia. It includes clear and simple recipes for treating specific health problems. Such as heart disease, migraines, arthritis, and high blood pressure, in ways that have been proved safe and effective by medical research, both in the laboratory and in clinical practice. Traditional healing methods previously unknown in the West, such as the water banya or bath, a special technique using steam that allows several herbs to be blended without losing their individual identity.

Blessed with a wide variety of climates, geography, and flora. Early Russians developed a rich folk tradition of herbal healing that ranks among the most sophisticated in the world. Nearly every Russian medical school offers courses on herbs. Many maintain a special research department that investigates the properties and practical modern applications of herbal medicine. Seven centuries before the discovery of penicillin, Russian herbalists were successfully treating infected wounds with mold. Still practiced in Russia today but unlike the West, it has developed hand-in-hand with allopathic medicine. Recognizing that herbs could be a potent and cost-efficient part of modern medicine. Today nearly every Russian medical school offers courses on the study of herbs. Many maintain a special research department that investigates the practical applications of herbal medicine.

This is the first book to examine the traditions of Russian herbal medicine.