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The Twelve Healers introduces Dr Bach's world-renowned flower
remedies, which provide a system for healing the mental and
spiritual anguish at the root of ill health and unhappiness. The 38
remedies are grouped in seven helpful categories and advice is
given on the types of personality most likely to benefit from each
remedy. In Heal Thyself, Dr Bach explains the philosophy that
underpins any practical work with the flower remedies. He looks at
the real cause and cure of disease, and gives practical as well as
spiritual guidance on how we can all help to heal ourselves.
This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and
cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike
many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what
people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did
and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant
folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but
flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban
areas. Each entry includes: - The plant's English and scientific
(Latin) name, as well as significant local names. - A brief
description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of
cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British
Isles - Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the
plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general
folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in
folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual
representatives of the plant. In addition to the major entries
there are a number of minor entries for feast days, diseases and
other subjects which direct readers to relevant major entries, e.g.
St. George's Day, on which red roses are worn; dandelions are
gathered; and runner beans are planted.
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