News on Medicinal herbs Witch herbs by Claudia Ritter

New naturopathy rediscovered
Claudia Ritter has written in this book remarkable about the old herbal women and their medicinal plants. This is how she describes the historical background, provides portraits of the individual "witch-herbs", gives practical application tips and takes us into the magical and healing world of herbal women.

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In the entertaining introduction to the history of the "witches" we not only learn historical facts and data, but also also more about the importance of the moon phases or zodiac signs for the herbal women. Portraits of verbena, hornet, gunsel, lady's mantle, tansy and many other known and unknown medicinal plants make their use come alive at that time and in modern medicine. 15 exciting short descriptions about plant rituals such as nesting and oracle recall old and still valid traditions. These include the mysterious practices of weather making.

The author has compiled a variety of current and current recipes for healing and enjoyment such as chickweed soup, comfrey or stinging nettle egg salad moonlight valerian or angelica wine for your readers. Many recipes complete the work. So we learn how to make a Günseltee or tincture, as we perform an angelica in rheumatism and gout, apply a comfrey envelope in wound healing disorders of the skin u.v.m.

The book is very attractive and high quality opened. Especially captivating: the beautiful plant pictures.

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Claudia Ritter: Witches Herbs. Rediscover herbal women's knowledge. Stuttgart: Ulmer Verlag, 2018. 160 pages, 98 color photographs, 14 colored drawings, flap booklet. ISBN 978-3-8186-0366-3. 19,90 EUR