A Russian Herbal
ISBN-13: 978-0-89281-549-4
ISBN: 0-89281-549-3
Quality Paperback
Page Count: 240;
6.00 (width) x 9.00 (height)
79 b&w illustrations
Imprint: Healing Arts Press
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Long Description
The first guide to the ancient traditions of Russian herbal medicine
and their extensive medicinal applications today.
Drawing on a wealth of oral and written traditions, the authors examine
the best-known Russian herbs (all of which are widely available in North
America and Western Europe) and explain their folkways, properties, and
uses. Offering time-tested advice for using herbs to maintain general well-being,
they also give clear and simple recipes for treating specific health problems
from asthma and migraines to influenza and high blood pressure. 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 of study
on the knowledge and application of herbs, and many maintain a special
research department that investigates the properties and practical modern
applications of herbal medicine.
This is the first book to examine the traditions of Russian herbal medicine.
About the Author(s) of A Russian Herbal
Born in Belorussia, Igor Vilevich Zevin was raised by his grandmother,
an accomplished folk healer and herbalist who passed much of her knowledge
to him. An engineer by profession, he has maintained his study of herbs
over the years. Lilia Vasilevna Zevin was born in Lithuania and has worked
as a language teacher and a translator. Herbs were a major part of her
family tradition as a child. The Zevins reside in New England. Nathaniel
Altman has authored and coauthored more than fifteen books, including Oxygen
Healing Therapies, The Twelve Stages of Healing, and The
Deva Handbook. He lives in New York City.
Praise for A Russian Herbal
"The entries are also unusually detailed as to the exact methods of preparation as well as the parts of the plant that should be used. Potential dangers and other contraindications for use are clearly set out from the text in bold-faced type - a feature that I'd like to see copied in more herbals! Zeven with his co-authors, Nathaniel Altman and Lilia Vasilevna Zevin, have ceated a highly interesting and unusual herbal, detailing a tradition that we don't hear about enough."
Rosemary Jones, owner of Healing Pages Bookstore
