A Russian Herbal

Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing

Igor Vilevich, etc.

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Inner Traditions Bear and Company
01 February 1997

Pharmacology; Complementary therapies, healing & health; Gardening: herbs

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.

By: Igor Vilevich, etc.
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Original ed.
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9780892815494
ISBN 10: 0892815493
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 February 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for A Russian Herbal: Traditional Remedies for Health and Healing

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.