{"product_id":"das-herz-und-seine-heilenden-pflanzen","title":"The Heart and Its Healing Plants","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCardiovascular diseases\u003c\/strong\u003e are, despite all advances in medicine, the \u003cstrong\u003emost common cause of death\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Western world. Is the stress typical of the modern \u003cstrong\u003elifestyle\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eresponsible\u003c\/strong\u003e for this, along with poor nutrition, psychological misprogramming, or even harmful microorganisms? Or is it because we no longer properly understand the heart and its function?\n\nThese questions are explored by cultural anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wolf-Dieter Storl in his new book.\n\nAmong indigenous peoples and in pre-industrial times, heart diseases in the modern sense were hardly known. As \"heart medicine,\" \u003cstrong\u003eplants\u003c\/strong\u003e that worked \u003cstrong\u003eon the spiritual and emotional level\u003c\/strong\u003e and made the heart joyful again were used. In addition to these traditional, \u003cstrong\u003eancient heart plants\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book also presents the herbal remedies of modern cardiology, such as \u003cstrong\u003efoxglove\u003c\/strong\u003e (Digitalis), \u003cstrong\u003elily of the valley\u003c\/strong\u003e (Convallaria), or \u003cstrong\u003estrophanthus\u003c\/strong\u003e. Illustrated with high-quality color photos of plants and numerous black-and-white images.\n\nA new, holistic perspective on the highly relevant topic of heart problems, presented from ethnological, ethnomedical, ethnobotanical, and \u003cstrong\u003efolkloric viewpoints\u003c\/strong\u003e. Informative, insightful, and easy to read.","brand":"Kardenwelt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746175656281,"sku":"8310","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/3133\/4489\/files\/dasherz.jpg?v=1775474430","url":"https:\/\/kardenwelt.de\/en\/products\/das-herz-und-seine-heilenden-pflanzen","provider":"Kardenwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}