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By STELLA RICHARDS
Rappahannock Newg Contributing Writer
Have you ever wondered how it is that herbs work to help heal the body? How is it that comfrey poultices are good for arthritis, fractures and wounds and red raspberry and golden seal teas for mouth sores and cankers?
M<5st animals seem to know instinctively which herbs to chew for a belly ache and which herbs to crush against their wounds. It is mainly the human race that has lost touch with an instinctive and intuitive knowledge of nature’s own powerful medicines.
Until the advent of the Petroleum Age nearly all medicines were based on herbs and proper diet. Today, most medicines are petroleum based.
Flint Hill’s Kathleen Maier will present “An Introduction to Herbology” on May 13 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Washington library. In addition to exploring identification of local herbs, their uses and preparation into tinctures, teas, decoctions and creams, Kathleen will offer a brief history of the folklore of herbs.
On consecutive Tuesday evenings from June 24 through July 29, Kathleen will also offer a course entitled “Our Bodies as Healers.” The course will be presented under Sursum Corda’s continuing education program, which is directed by Mary Tauss. To register for the course, which costs $60, call Mary Tauss at 675-3237.
“My objective is to familiarize people with their bodies — with specific organs, with the major bodily systems and with the interrelatedness of all these,” Kathleen said in a recent interview.
“Within each of the body’s systems, I will take the simplest natural
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