Léčivé rostliny a srdce - Recepty, návody, odvary a tinktury – Storl Wolf-Dieter (2019)

A new, holistic perspective on the current issue of heart problems. Despite advancements in medicine, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among the inhabitants of the Western world. Is stress, which is now inseparably linked to modern life, responsible for this? Or is it improper nutrition, external factors negatively affecting the human psyche, or perhaps harmful microorganisms? Or is the cause our insufficient knowledge of the heart and its functions? These are the questions addressed by cultural anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wolf-Dieter Storl. Alongside traditional, ancient plants used for heart problems, the book also presents herbal remedies from modern cardiology in detail, such as foxglove, lily of the valley, or Strophanthus. The book is accompanied by color photographs of the individual plants and many black-and-white illustrations. It offers a well-researched and comprehensive treatment of the topic of heart issues from the perspective of ethnomedicine and ethnobotany, as well as through the lens of traditional healing. Informative, educational, and accessible. Wolf-Dieter Storl is undoubtedly one of the greatest experts on plants and their symbolism in the German-speaking world, alongside Christian Rätsch.