Baba's Kitchen Medicines

Folk Remedies of Ukrainian Settlers in Western Canada

Michael Mucz

• Publisher: The University of Alberta Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781772126532
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Social History
• Index: History

Michael Mucz's prolonged primary research into Ukrainian-Canadian folk history culminates in Baba's Kitchen Medicines. This book bursts with the cultural memory of pioneering folk from Canada's prairieland. From fever to frostbite, this incomparable compendium of tinctures, poultices, salves, decoctions, infusions, plasters, and tonics will fascinate and often mortify readers from all walks of life. The comprehensiveness of Mucz's research and interviews framed with deftly painted historical, cultural, and botanical backgrounds guarantee that this chapter of the Canadian story will continue to be told for generations to come. It is a deep, charming, and often moving work of intricate anthropology that will stir scholar and non-specialist alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Disclaimer
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Maps
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• One Immigration and Settlement
• Two Ancient Healing Practices
• Three Ukrainian Folk Healing Traditions
• Four Healers in Ukrainian Settlements
• Five Homestead Health Concerns
• Six Health Conditions Treated
• Seven Homestead Healing Resources
• Eight Traditional Healing Practices
• Nine Traditional Healing Preparations
• Ten Conditions Treated With Home Remedies
• Conclusion
• Appendix I
• Appendix II
• Appendix III
• Appendix IV
• Appendix V
• Selected Readings
• Index
• Series Page