"trefoils" - 1 õppematerjal

When a world loses a language it loses a unique treasure

of the word-play and diffrent cultures understand words diffrently. Our knowledge of herbs and medication lies in our memories. There aren't very many books, which talk about our ancestors' ways of healing. How would we know that our ancestors used aconitum ( known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, women's bane) in case of a tumour and at the beginning of a cold, Lichen Islandicus for fever, cold, tuberculosis, calendular salve on wounds, trefoils' tea for cough and put a hop inside a pillow in case of a sleep deprivation, if our ancestors hadn't taught that to us. When my stomach hurt, my mother used to read those lines to me: '' Kiirmus-kaarmus Varesele valu Harakale haigus Mustale linnule muu tõbi  Meie laps saab varsti terveks