Fecund Earth: Health and History Traditions in Armenia
Naneh Israelyan
Volume 17, Number 2 (2019) 17 (2): 92-105
Keywords Armenia, herbal therapies, plant medicine, Armenian highlands, Armenian Genocide, geography, the humours, national pride
Abstract
This study aims to explore the ways in which Armenia’s history and geography have shaped attitudes towards health and wellness, with an emphasis on the use of herbal therapies. The ancient literature of Armenia points to a particular affinity towards plant medicine, which continues to be a prevalent mode of healing to this day. This research outlines the most well-known herbal therapies today and investigates how these traditions of healing are closely woven into the Armenian identity.
Armenia, herbal therapies, plant medicine, the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian highlands,
geography, the humours, national pride.
Naneh Israelyan
Published January 1, 2019
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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