2016-№3(52) Article 4

T.V. Pashkova

Folk remedies for skin conditions as reflected in the Karelian language (at the example of furuncles). P. 32- 37.

UDC 615.89(09)(47+945.42)

Traditional medicine, which comprises knowledge based on indigenous theories and beliefs, is an inalienable part of an ethnic culture. The Karelian people rely on folk medicine, which is passed on from generation to generation, for their primary health care needs. The article focuses on folk remedies for furunculosis that are used by the Karelian people. It also focuses on the lexemes denoting folk remedies (herbal and animal-derived remedies, foods, waste products, etc.) and skin conditions in the Karelian language. To achieve the goal, the author analyzes the lexeme furuncle in the lexical system of the Karelian language and researches into the etymology of the related words. The author analyzes folk remedies used to treat this skin condition. The author believes that the issue is worth investigating because the phenomenon is lexically and ethnographically underresearched. In her research the author relies on both published materials and the data collected by the author in the republic of Karelia.

Karelian folk medicine, skin conditions, furuncle, labels, the Karelian language.

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