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PREFACE - A short description of the history of use of medicinal
herbs and the insight into the contents of the book.
HOW TO READ THE BOOK - Instructions to the reader about how to use
the book with the explanation of professional and Latin terms.
HERB ORGANS - The list of all plant organs which we can use and
their Latin terms.
BASIC PARTS OF A HERB - A broader description of every part of a
herb.
GATHERING OF MEDICINAL HERBS - What to pay attention to while
gathering medicinal herbs.
WHEN TO GATHER VARIOUS HERB ORGANS - A broader description of the
procedure while gathering herbs.
THE LOSS OF WEIGHT WHILE DRYING VARIOUS HERB ORGANS - Differences
in kilos between a fresh and a dried herb.
HARMFUL INFLUENCES ON MEDICINAL HERBS - How to protect herbs from
harmful influences while storing and drying.
HOW TO DRY HERBS - In which ways a herb can be dried and the
description of procedures for each way.
KEEPING DRIED HERBS - How to preserve best already dried herbs in
order not to lose or lessen medicinal characteristics.
MORE IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS OF HERBS - All more important
ingredients of herbs have been listed with a broader description of each
ingredient.
THE SEASON OF GATHERING MEDICINAL HERBS - Gathering of medicinal
herbs by months and which part of the herb is gathered in which
month.
MEDICINAL HERBS - 70 kinds of medicinal herbs have been listed
with a broader description of each kind and the look of each herb organ,
biota, the time of blooming and gathering, the way of drying and
use.
THE COMPOSITION OF MEDICINAL HERBS - 65 various medicinal herbs
are listed; those which are mostly in use as well as their chemical
composition.
THE WAY OF PREPARING MEDICINAL HERBS - All forms in which
medicinal herbs may be used as medicine and a broader description of each way
of preparing.
POISONOUS MEDICINAL HERBS - How to gather poisonous medicinal
herbs, how to keep them, the names of most common medicinal herbs, which parts
are poisoned, the consequences of poisoning and how to help those who have
been poisoned by a specific herb.
MEDICINAL HERBS AND DISEASES FOR WHICH THEY ARE USED - 70
medicinal herbs are listed as well as DISEASES for which they are most often
used.
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEALING VARIOUS DISEASES - This chapter consists
of 470 prescriptions for healing various DISEASES with precise dosages for
each herb listed in a specific prescription.
MEANS FOR THE CARE OF THE BODY - 70 cosmetic prescriptions are
listed where medicinal herbs and other natural means are used.
DIETS FOR VARIOUS DISEASES - Diets described in detail for various
DISEASES as to the chemical structure of food.
VEGETARIAN DIETS - When and how vegetarian diets are used and
composition of various food used in these diets.
VICTUALS WITH FIBROUS INGREDIENTS - Which diseases cause the loss
of victuals with fibrous ingredients and which victuals these are.
DISEASES AND HERBS FOR THEIR HEALING - 275 DISEASES are listed as
well as herbs used more often for their healing (as a shortened
survey).
FEVER - What is fever and how if manifests itself, diet during
fever and how to resist it in a natural way.
ACUTE DISEASES - What are acute DISEASES and how to resist them in
the most efficient way by natural means.
SOMETHING ABOUT DIET - Is it possible to defend man from a series
of DISEASES which threaten him today and the role of diet in prevention of
these DISEASES.
SOMETHING ABOUT MEANS FOR CLEANSING OF ORGANISM - What are means
for cleansing of organism and their role in healing.
PROPER DIET - What is the role of diet in longevity and the
protection against a disease; what one should take into account while cooking,
keeping and using food. Which vitamins are destroyed by improper preparing of
food and which materials in making cooking vessels cause the greatest losses
of vitamins.
HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN VICTUALS - Which poisons do we consume
through various victuals and which are the consequences .
HOW TO STAY HEALTHY IN THE OLD AGE - What are the essential
effects while healing with fruit juices and which diseases can be cured by
taking various fruit. How to prepare vegetables in order to lose valuable
ingredients as little as possible.
EGGS - What are eggs and the way how to store them.
VEGETABLE SEASONINGS - Kinds and the role of vegetable
seasonings.
VEGETABLE SEASONINGS WHICH ARE MOSTLY USED - Description of
vegetable seasonings.
IMPORTANCE OF BREATHING THROUGH THE NOSE - Which are the
consequences of stuffing up and the deformities of the nose:
USE OF WATER FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES - For which diseases and how
water and water baths are used. A broader description of preparing water baths
and their effect on various diseases.
HEALING WITH BATHS OF MEDICINAL HERBS - Baths of medicinal herbs
have an important role in healing of various diseases. How are they prepared
and which herbs are used for various diseases.
HOMOEPATHY - What is HOMOEPATHY.
HEALING BY HONEY - A broader description of various kinds of honey
as regards to pasture and the way of treatment.
COMPOSITION OF HONEY - Chemical composition of honey and its role
in maintaining good health.
HONEY AS MEDICINE - For which diseases and how honey is used,
daily doses of honey and allergic side-effects caused by honey at various
people.
BEE POISON - What is bee poison and for which diseases is it
used.
WAY OF USE OF BEE POISON - How to cure bee stings and which parts
of the body are chosen for the place of stinging. What is the other way of
curing by bee poison.
WAY OF OBTAINING BEE POISON - Which is the way to obtain bee
poison without causing harm to bees.
BEE-WAX - How to get bee-wax, kinds of wax, healing property and
the way of use for various diseases.
PROPOLIS - What is propolis and for which diseases is it
used.
BEEBREAD - What are the characteristics of beebread and which
diseases are cured by it.
VITAMINS - Sorts of vitamins with detailed description of use and
dosage. What does cause a shortage and what surplus of various vitamins. In
which victuals are various vitamins.
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HEALING FROM THE OLD POPULAR MEDICINE - The
chapter consists of 500 prescriptions for healing various diseases.
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN DOMESTIC WAY - Preparing of various milk products
in the way of our grandfathers /old and young cheese, butter, sour milk,
kefir, yogurt, sour and sweet cream, etc./
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