The healing properties of trees in the Karelian medical practice (experience of compilation)
Автор: Pashkova T.V.
Журнал: Ученые записки Петрозаводского государственного университета @uchzap-petrsu
Рубрика: Филология
Статья в выпуске: 3 (148) т.2, 2015 года.
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Herbal medicine was one of the leading medical practices employed by the local Karelian population for medicinal treatment. Karels, as other Baltic-Finnish peoples, had accumulated a vast experience, proven by centuries, in collection, preparation and use of me dicinal herbs. A set of herbs employed for medical treatment was associated primarily with the local flora, the living conditions of the population, and the types of the diseases. The knowledge of the plants’ healing properties provided the people with an opportunity to use them in treatment of various diseases. The article is concerned with the use of various parts of the tree (bark, leaves, twigs, flowers, buds, berries, and earrings), resin, pulp, and tree juice by Karelian population for medicinal purposes.
Karelian traditional culture, herbalism, magic ritual, healing rituals, beliefs karelian
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/14750885
IDR: 14750885