Henriette Kress (born 1963) is a
Finnish herbalist
Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of many herbal treatments ...
.
Early life
Kress was born in Germany and is of
German descent
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. She moved to Finland with her family when she was eleven years old. Kress is a
Swedish-speaking Finn
The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or, ...
.
Publications
Kress is the author of two herbal books in English, four in Finnish and one in Swedish:
;English
* ''Practical Herbs'' (2011),
* ''Practical Herbs 2'' (2013),
;Finnish
* ''Mintusta voikukkaan – käytännön lääkekasvit'' (2000),
* ''Hanhikista kissanminttuun – käytännön lääkekasvit'' (2001),
* ''Käytännön lääkekasvit'' (2010),
* ''Käytännön lääkekasvit 2'' (2012),
;Swedish
* ''Praktiska läkeörter'' (2011),
References
Further reading
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External links
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Herbalists
Living people
1963 births
German emigrants to Finland
21st-century Finnish women writers
Finnish health professionals
Swedish-speaking Finns