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Maurice Mességué

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Maurice Mességué (14 December 1921 – 16 June 2017) was a French herbalist and author of several books on herbal medicine and cooking with herbs.[1] In his autobiography, he claims to have treated Winston Churchill, Chancellor Adenauer of Germany, and the future Pope John XXIII.

He was born in Colayrac-Saint-Cirq (Lot-et-Garonne).

In 1971, he was elected the Mayor of the town of Fleurance.

Mességué practices a form of herbalism passed down through his family. Some of the practices involve, among other things, soaking the patient's feet and hands in a strong concoction of locally gathered herbs.

Books

  • Of People and Plants: The Autobiography of Europe's Most Celebrated Healer,
    • ISBN B0006C4KP8, January 1973, Macmillan
    • ISBN 0892814373, ISBN13 9780892814374, October 1991, Healing Arts Press

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Mességué, le "Pape des plantes", est décédé". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 2017-06-16.
  • Rosalee de la Forêt's biography [1]