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autobiography of the famous phytotherapist or "healer" as he termed himself, is one of the most readable books I've encountered for a long time.


Mességué recalls his boyhood years in the Gers, where his natureloving father taught him everything he knew about plants the optimal times to pick them, how to prepare them, and last but not least how to use them, and which ones to use, to cure people of their specific infirmities.


From an early age at school the boy Maurice himself began to make his own preparations and treat whomever he might come across who needed help in alleviating uncomfortable symptoms.


Eventually, celebrities, heads of states and the whole world flocked to this gifted "healer" to be cured by him.
He cured the "incurable" of their plaguing maladies, took no payment from the indigent, and refused to treat those with cancer, MS or other serious, lifethreatening symptoms so as not to offer false hope and leave himself open to accusations of fraud.
He insisted on recommending that these patients consult their doctors and undergo surgery or

seek other traditonal forms of treatment.


Throughout his life Mességué was continually hauled into court on charges of practicing medicine unlawfully, though hundreds of witnesses attested to his "miraculous" cures.


He regales us with innumerable, entertaining tales of his encounters with, and treatment of, both his renowned and enormously wealthy and his impecunious patients.


The book includes an appendix listing the herbs to be used for various diseases, but I lacked a similar list of plants recounting the properties of each one.


It contains valuable knowledge about plants and their curative qualities, but I for one would find it diffcult to implement this knowledge.


But to sum up, this is a knowledgeable, useful and entertaining book, The autobiography of world renowned French herbalist Maurice Mességué was a delightful read, Check out my full review on BookLikes sitelinkhere! Only just barely started, Dated. It seems pastoral amp peaceful, An interesting guy I met at a bus stop recommended it, We were talking about Natural medicine, This was extremely readable. It is not only an inspiring book about the power of plants for healing but also a wonderfully evocative account of the time and place in which Maurice Mességué grew up and practiced his art and the people many of them quite famous in their time whom he treated.
I was, however, left wondering if the author was a man with a gift for healing that was simply mediated through plants or whether it was really his meticulous and judicious preparation and use of the plants that accounts for his success.
I strongly suspect the former but would encourage the reader to decide for themselves, Fascinating autobiography of a French herbalist, At ten years old Maurice Mességué inherited his father's mysterious herbal notebook upon his untimely death, Using only plants grown locally in the countryside he became a sensation of controversy healing tens of thousands and even wives of medical doctors who would drag him into court for practicing medicine without a license.
Mességué, in order to put to rest the relentless array of lawsuits against him by the medical profession, had to cease his healing work in the public eye and transfer his legacy to you, his readership, the secrets of the healing plants.


Of People and Plants is a combination of colorful anecdotes from Messeque's life and detailed information about the use of specific plants in treating a wide variety of ailments.
Its comprehensive appendices describe Messeque's preparations for the principal chronic diseases and provide recommendations for the seasonal and nutritional use of plants for optimal health.
Instructions are also given for growing beneficial herbs and vegetables and for gathering wild medicinal plants, This autobiography, flavored both by Messeque's rich French heritage and by the depth of his knowledge of native plant medicine, will be a fascinating addition to any herbal library.
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