Materials on folk medicine from Gorna Oryahovitsa region (Central Northern Bulgaria)
Материали по народната медицина от Горнооряховско
Category: Ethnology; Language: Bulgarian

   The collection contains more than 80 ailments and the methods for their treatment according to folk medicine in the Gorna Oryahovitsa region. Special attention is given to educational measures for children; the popular beliefs regarding the origins of diseases are presented; and a brief description is provided of the incantations, the rituals associated with the diseases, as well as the image of the healer.

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