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Maria Treben
Maria Treben is a famous European herbalist. She lived in Austria for most of her life. Her work as a healer was made famous through her two books: Health Through God's Pharmacy [1] and Maria Treben's Cures [2]. Her first book was translated into 24 languages and sold over 8 million copies. In her later years in the 1980s she addressed seminars and presented at natural health conferences in Germany, Austria and across Euorpe attracting hundreds of people. She is perceived as a pioneer of the renewed interest for natural remedies and traditional medicine at the end of the Twentieth century.
Her Life
Maria was born in Saaz in 1907 in the Sudetenland which is now part of the Czech Republic. In 1945 at the end of the Second World War she was expelled with the German-speaking population by the conquering Russian troops. For several years she lived in refugee camps until with her husband they found refuge in Austria and settled down in Grieskirchen in 1951. She passed away in 1991.
Her Remedies
Maria used traditional German/Eastern European remedies handed down by previous generations. She only used local herbs and always accompanied her remedies with advice on diet. She commonly used Thyme, Greater Celandine, Ramsons, Speedwell, Calamus, Camomile, Nettle and Lady's Mantle. She treated a broad range of conditions from Psoriasis to Constipation and Diabetes to Insomnia. She used her own recipies as well as traditional healing remedies like Swedish bitters that she believed was a cure-all. Some of her remedies and advice proved to be controversial as with all natural health cures it is difficult to prove their efficacy. Yet, to this day she is widely read and referred to for her knowledge of European medicinal herbs.
References
- Article in The Canadian Journal of Health & Nutrition. MARIA TREBEN: A Pioneer of Herbal Healing
- Article in HerbalGram. The Life of Maria Treben
- Online reference of herbs recommended by Maria Treben to treat various conditions
- Health Through God's Pharmacy by Maria Treben. ISBN 978-3-85068-124-7
- Maria Treben's Cures: Letters and Accounts of Cures Through the Herbal "Health Through God's Pharmacy". ISBN 3850682242
- Review of "Health Through God's Pharmacy" in German