Maurice Mességué (14 December 1921 – 16 June 2017) was a French
herbalist
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and author of several books on
herbal medicine
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 ...
and
cooking
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with herbs.
In his autobiography, he claims to have treated
Winston Churchill
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,
Chancellor Adenauer of
Germany
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, and the future
Pope John XXIII
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.
He was born in
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
Population
Twin towns
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq is twinned with:
* San Fior, Italy
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
The foll ...
(
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.[Mayor
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of the town of
Fleurance
Fleurance (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gers Departments of France, department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
References
Communes of Gers
Armagnac
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.
Mességué practices a form of herbalism passed down through his family. Some of the practices involve, among other things, soaking the patient's feet and hands in a strong concoction of locally gathered herbs.
Books
* ''Of People and Plants: The Autobiography of Europe's Most Celebrated Healer'',
** , January 1973, Macmillan
** , October 1991, Healing Arts Press
References
External links
* Rosalee de la Forêt's biograph
1921 births
2017 deaths
Herbalists
People from Lot-et-Garonne
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