Herbal and Magical Medicine - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Herbal and Magical Medicine write by James Kirkland. This book was released on 1992-01-30. Herbal and Magical Medicine available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Herbal and Magical Medicine draws on perspectives from folklore, anthropology, psychology, medicine, and botany to describe the traditional medical beliefs and practices among Native, Anglo- and African Americans in eastern North Carolina and Virginia. In documenting the vitality of such seemingly unusual healing traditions as talking the fire out of burns, wart-curing, blood-stopping, herbal healing, and rootwork, the contributors to this volume demonstrate how the region’s folk medical systems operate in tandem with scientific biomedicine. The authors provide illuminating commentary on the major forms of naturopathic and magico-religious medicine practiced in the United States. Other essays explain the persistence of these traditions in our modern technological society and address the bases of folk medical concepts of illness and treatment and the efficacy of particular pratices. The collection suggests a model for collaborative research on traditional medicine that can be replicated in other parts of the country. An extensive bibliography reveals the scope and variety of research in the field. Contributors. Karen Baldwin, Richard Blaustein, Linda Camino, Edward M. Croom Jr., David Hufford, James W. Kirland, Peter Lichstein, Holly F. Mathews, Robert Sammons, C. W. Sullivan III
Norse Magical and Herbal Healing
Norse Magical and Herbal Healing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Norse Magical and Herbal Healing write by Ben Waggoner. This book was released on 2011-09-01. Norse Magical and Herbal Healing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written in Iceland around the year 1500, the little book now known only as AM 434a is a treasure trove of medieval medical knowledge. The book lists healing uses for over ninety different herbs. It gives advice on health matters ranging from bloodletting to steam baths to the influence of the moon on health and human life. And it contains a number of magical spells, charms, prayers, runes, and symbols to bring health, wealth, and good fortune. The roots of the healing traditions in AM 434a go back thousands of years before the book itself was written. We are honored to present the first complete English translation of AM 434a. Complete notes and commentary explain this texts's historical and cultural background. Medievalists, historians of science and magic, herbalists, and anyone interested in medieval Scandinavian lore and life will find this book indispensable.
Magic and Medicine of Plants
Magic and Medicine of Plants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Magic and Medicine of Plants write by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 1986. Magic and Medicine of Plants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The only book that brings together: an authoritative, stunningly illustrated field guide; a how-to book for identifying, collecting, and reserving plants; the fascinating story of the legends and lore of medicinal plants; and a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health. Illustrated.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs write by Scott Cunningham. This book was released on 2012-04-08. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Expanded and revised, this comprehensive guide features magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world. With over 500,000 copies in print, this reference book is a must for all who perform natural magic. It features illustrations for easy identification of every herb, in addition to common names, use, and rulership.
Tree Medicine, Tree Magic
Tree Medicine, Tree Magic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tree Medicine, Tree Magic write by Ellen Evert Hopman. This book was released on 1991. Tree Medicine, Tree Magic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is an in-depth study of the herbal and magical properties of our most common trees. It's a book of considerable caring and expertise - a book to affirm our deeper values more openly and in daily life, with practical herbal remedies and recipes for healthy body, mind and spirit. Tree Medicine, Tree Magic presents both an homage to the deepest mysteries, and a down-to-earth how-to-do-it herbal.
