Salud de la botica del Señor

by Maria Treben

Maria Treben ha pasado a la historia como una de las pioneras más importantes de la medicina natural. Muchos la honran como una santa, pero era una mujer que dedicó toda su vida a las hierbas medicinales. Quería compartir su experiencia con el mayor número de personas posible.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Herbs

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Maria Treben war eine österreichische Kräuterkundige und Autorin.

Maria Treben in der deutschen Wikipedia:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Tr...


Maria Treben was an Austrian herbalist and author.

Maria Treben in the English Wikipedia:
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Reviews

[Aria Tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good and less good things in this book.

Good things:
-At the beginning, clear explanations on how to prepare the herbs, to make infusion, ointment, etc.
-Plants and then health problems sorted in alphabetical order.
-A special chapter about Swedish Bitters.
-Interesting info about the plants like their various folkloric names, and all the details about when and how to recolt them.

Less good things:
-The indications about each plant helping for this and that health problem can be a bit too "large" and repetitive from one plant to another.
-No scientific mentions of what elements contained in the plants could explain their effects.
-For each plants, the author talks about various people she has helped, and it really seems too much: all sorts of cancers getting cured, a paralyzed member can move again, a deaf person can hear again...

So it's an interesting book that has a lot of information to keep (my favourite being the recipe for dandelion syrup), but while reading it you should remember that it was written over 30 years ago by a woman that had no scientific knowledge.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* · Rating 3 out of 5]

It can almost be rated as pathetic on how much I drooled for this book. I heard of it through the listmaster, Sorcy, of HerbalHealers, as a top favorite. And of course it features so much on the infamous Swedenbitters. Maria Treben was a highly respected herbalist, well sought after for lectures in Europe. Her books have always been well recieved, selling several million copies in many languages, igniting thousands of testimonials on how well the remedies listed within worked. This book, at a mere 88 pages, does indeed list many remedies and personal triumphs in the healing field, all from someone who knows her stuff and believes firmly in it.

The book begins with the usual information - really brief explanations on creating tinctures and salves and such, gathering herbs and dryng them, the usual stuff, only taking up around 3-4 pages. The second section, the majority of the book, follows, listing 31 herbs. Some have more information than others, almost all having personal stories from Treben on their actions.

The real delight of this book is the chapter on the famous formula, Swedenbitters, under a chapter discussing Swedish herbs and their uses. Finally the book wraps up with advice for a variety of disorders (pg 62-77), and advice for malignant disease (pg 77-89)

Health Through God's Pharmacy really shines in that its from someone with so much experience and love for nature, so much assurance and honesty regarding what she does. Finding advice for malignant diseases is uncommon in general herbals, so that was welcomed here. I was a bit put off by so many cautionary "see your doctor first" comments, as I didn't expect that HERE with this one, but I can let that pass. I'd have loved for this to be longer, though, telling more on the conditions with more details. It's pretty short and because of that not too much can be relayed. For the length that's here though, it's great. I'm eager to check out her other books for comparison.

[Carola Dunham · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little book has helped me, and helped me help others, for the past 40 years. I first heard about Swedish Bitters when someone suggested I try it for my difficulty in breathing. It helped where allopathic medicine had failed. When I found Maria Treben's book, I read it cover to cover. I used it as a reference. Some things are so amazingly simple. For example, putting bitters in certain teas that she recommends, applying it topically with Calendula oil. Brilliant. Simple. Easy to use as a reference.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of knowledge and stories of people's experiences with the herbs mentioned. The woman seems knowledgeable and spreads awareness on the dying art of herbology. I really enjoyed it. I felt like formatting wise it was very condensed and could have been spread out and maybe made more attractive in terms of images to keep my focus a bit.

[Berenice Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente.

[Peppina Fioriti]

love this book I had one and can not find it so happy to have found it here

[Susan Cobley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent home remedy book

I wish I had found this book years ago as it would have been so useful for both myself and family

[Rasim Aydoğan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wery beatiful

[Judith the Book Gobbler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reference

[Grzegorz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is the book that tells you to put compress soaked with herbs mixed with 40% alcohol over your eye! In the chapter about "Swedish Herbs"/"Swedish Bitter". She says that she wore a compress like that over her eyes for few days overnight. Do you want to hurt yourself? You should not use 40% alcohol anywhere near mucous membrane, not mentioning the eyes.

While for sure there is some power in herbs and we should appreciate herbs, you should also be aware of so called "healers" and other quacks. Use nature but in combination with common sense and evidence based medicine.

I don't even mention that according to this book almost any plant can help everything. Cure cancer, everything. Applying 40% alcohol mixed with herbs over the eye heals detached retina! Do you believe this kind of nonsense? You do not have to be a doctor to see that this is not true. Anecdotal evidence is the best that this woman can do, no proof of anything mentioned here.

[Maria Serafini · Rating 3 out of 5]

si dovrebbe imparare a riconoscere le piante spontanee prima di tutto! Alcuni preparati prevedono trattamenti impegnativi da fare in case (estratti alcolici, ecc.) però è interessante da consultare ogni tanto

[Anneke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have this at hand at all times. Tried and true recipes. Most importantly: local herbs, attainable recipes, non profit, and ecological proof. This is an essential guide in my personal experience.

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Consiglio il libro di Maria Treben a tutti. L' autrice dà consigli sull'uso di 33 piante officinali reperibili nei nostri campi o comunque in erboristeria, via internet o in molti supermercati. Come lei dice :"Ognuno ha la possibilità di provvedere alla cura della propria salute raccogliendo per tempo piante ed erbe medicinali dalla Farmacia del Signore, bevendone le tisane giornalmente o per la durata del periodo di cura,usandone gli estratti per linimenti, impacchi, cataplasmi o aggiunte per il bagno". Sempre però consultando il medico quando si è seriamente indisposto. L'autrice ha per decenni applicato quello che consiglia e perciò la sua è una guida pratica fornita di un indice di ricerca per le diverse malattie.