The Romanian traditional medicine has a long history because it was the means by which people could treat diseases in the days when modern medicine was less developed. For different reasons, sometimes, people prefer not ache now go to the doctor, especially if your family has a tradition of caring at home.
The Romanian traditional medicine has a long history, being the alternative that people were able to treat in times when modern medicine was not as advanced. For different reasons, sometimes, people even today prefer not to go to the doctor, especially if their families have a tradition of caring at home.
The medicine that first of all we have at your fingertips, is the tea. The tea was always be considered by the Romanians a beverage for the sick. Only in recent years, the tea has become an opportunity to chat and socialize, especially in intellectual circles. But traditionally, the tea treats diseases of the heart, the pain of any kind, nervousness, upset stomach; all diseases can be cured thanks to the tea.
The secret is to know which tea can help you with your problem. For example, St. John's wort for gastritis, linden to calm down, the mint for the indisposition of the stomach, chamomile is efficient and is a disinfectant in cases of colds, the tamarisk can be used for vitamin deficiency and yarrow for bronchitis.
The category of traditional treatments also includes spells, a method that is seen less and whose results are less obvious in a direct way. Spells are verses or words spoken by an elderly woman, called exorcist or witch. During some spells, they light up matches. The spell removes the sufferings from the sick person and sent them to places never known or seen by humans. One of the most common cases when the spells are made is the evil eye. When the beauty and the health of a person aroused envy or there was an incompatible look, it is said that this person took the evil eye and ne
At the same time, Romanians have some beliefs for what concerns the origin of the disease, among which the most famous is that the diseases are of the devil. Therefore, to treat them are invoked God, the Virgin Mary, the saints, but is also very important the role of the priest and the candle from Mass Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Garlic, pepper and basil are also part of the means of protecting the health and luck, keeping the evil spirits away from the people.
Bibliography:
I.Aurel Candrea, Folclorol medical român comparat, biblioteca.citatepedia.ro/I_Aurel_Candrea/biblioteca.citatepedia.ro__I_Aurel_Candrea__Folclorul_medical_roman_comparat.pdf. Otilia Hedeșan (coord.), Bun venit în România! Manual de limba română și de orientare culturală pentru străini, Mirton, Timișoara.
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