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Excerpt From time immemorial, humans have looked to the natural world, which we always have been a part of, in order to heal ourselves. In this respect the Jews of Eastern Europe were no different from any other people. If anything, what set many Eastern European Jewish communities apart by the twentieth century was a reluctance to embrace the modern era and all the advantages promised by its technologies, including medicine. Had the Second World War not destroyed their communities, the natural healing traditions that had kept Eastern European Jews resilient for centuries would still be known today. Instead, this essential part of their history has been long obscured and, consequently, utterly forgotten by posterity. But who were the Eastern European Jews, and what evidence remains of their traditional healing practices? To attempt to answer the latter question, we offer a brief sketch of folk medicine, Eastern European Jewry, the communities in which Eastern European Jews lived, and what the written historical record reveals about their health practices and beliefs, in both official medicine (whether religious or secular) and folk medicine. We describe and discuss the different Jewish healers who treated Eastern European Jews (and their non- Jewish neighbors). And we contrast the worlds of men and women healers (again, whether religious or secular, and in official or folk medicine). ... Herbal medicine refers to healing through the application of plants, herbs, and other natural substances found locally. Its self-evident that human beings all over the world have discovered, through direct experience and knowledge transmitted over thousands of years, the healing powers of the natural world around us. Below, a few of the plants and herbs from the first materia medica of its kind: Aloe arborescens EARLY ALOE REMEDIES In the Hebrew Bible, aloes are described as fragrant, a characteristic that doesnt seem to corroborate what might be said of the plants called aloe today. Most likely, biblical aloes were Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) or agarwood, also known as aloeswood, and were derived from a mold-infected Aquilaria tree, which produces a signature aromatic resin to protect itself from the offending pathogen. ALOE ARBORESCENS CONTEMPORARY ACTIONS Emollient, purgative, vulnerary; anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, demulcent, stimulant laxative, soothing ALOE ARBORESCENS CONTEMPORARY MEDICINAL PARTS Leaves FAMILY: Asphodelaceae YIDDISH: , , HEBREW: , , , , , , UKRAINIAN: , , , , , , , , etc GERMAN: Aloe POLISH: aloes drzewniasty RUSSIAN: , , LITHUANIAN: Medjantis alavijas Read more Delphinium consolida DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA EARLY REMEDIES The name Delphinium comes from the genuss flower buds, which were thought to resemble a dolphin. And despite the fact that its species name refers to the plants power of consolidating wounds, the ancients disregarded Delphinium consolida and instead wrote of a closely related plant, Delphinium staphisagria, or stavesacre. Dioscorides knew stavesacre to be a poison, but it was used in his time as an emetic, to rid one of lice, as an expectorant, and to staunch rheumy gums. DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA CONTEMPORARY ACTIONS Anthelmintic, purgative DELPHINIUM CONSOLIDA CONTEMPORARY MEDICINAL PARTS Seed FAMILY: Ranunculaceae COMMON ENGLISH NAMES: forking larkspur, rocket-larkspur, field larkspur, lark heels (Shakespeare) YIDDISH: , HEBREW: UKRAINIAN: , , , , , , etc GERMAN: Gewhnliche Feldrittersporn, Acker-Rittersporn, Feldrittersporn POLISH: Ostrka, ostreczka polna, ostrka polna RUSSIAN: , , Read more Fragaria vesca FRAGARIA VESCA EARLY REMEDIES Strawberries have been known since antiquity but are only mentioned in passing by classical authors such as Virgil or Pliny the Elder. In English the plants name was originally strewberry because its fruit appeared to have been scattered or strewn amongst its foliage. The plants presence in art has historically symbolized anything from sensuality and earthly desires to righteousness. In Poland the plants healing traditions go back centuries, if not millennia. Wild strawberries are believed to have grown in the region since Neolithic times and served as food for early Slavs. By the sixteenth century Polish physicians were noting preparations of strawberry could treat lung and pancreas inflammations, reduce high fevers, and rid the mouth of bad tastes. The plant was also sought to extract the poison from a spider bite, quell rashes, soothe sore eyes, ease colds, reduce kidney and gallbladder stones, heal burns, and treat jaundice and scurvy. FRAGARIA VESCA CONTEMPORARY ACTIONS Astringent, diuretic, tonic FRAGARIA VESCA CONTEMPORARY MEDICINAL PARTS Whole plant FAMILY: Rosaceae COMMON ENGLISH NAMES: strawberry, wild strawberry, mountain strawberry, woodland strawberry, etc YIDDISH: , , , , HEBREW: , , UKRAINIAN: , , , , , , , etc GERMAN: Erdbeere POLISH: Poziomka pospolita RUSSIAN: , LITHUANIAN: Paprastoji emuog Read more

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🗸 Author(s): Deatra Cohen,Adam Siegel
🗸 Title: Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews
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