Traditional healers (1990)

Movie №51870, 3 parts, Duration: 0:28:24
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The film tells about various types of folk healing: herbal medicine, spells, etc.

Reel №1

A wooden bridge by the river, a woman is walking along it from the bank: a pagan ritual of addressing the sun.

In the sky, dark clouds around a dim sun.

Landscape: a road along the forest on green grass.

Two cyclists are riding along the road and a dog is running.

A man (Alexander Konstantinovich Kodakov) and a woman are walking bicycles on the grass. A.K. Kodakov and his companion are digging up medicinal herbs.

Alexander Konstantinovich talks (synchronously) about the properties of burdock.

The herbalist's apprentice talks (synchronously) about another useful herb and the therapeutic effect it has had on patients.

Kodakov talks (synchronously) about the benefits of medicinal plants in modern medicine.

Kodakov and his assistant are collecting useful herbs.

A plant with lilac flowers.

A hand is throwing ground thyme into a frying pan.

The woman, lamenting, carries the frying pan with thyme around the house, smoking out the infection.

The grandmother whispers over the cup, "charms" the water.

The girl with pigtails watches the action.

The grandmother tells (synchronously) about her "charm" method, in what cases it helps.

The grandmother asks the patient (girl) about her problems.

The process of treatment in the form of "charm" is underway.

Keywords

Healing, Phytotherapy

Seasons:

Summer

Reel №2

Ludmila Galperina treats a patient, moves her fingers near her face. L. Galperina's story (synchronously) about her method of treating skin diseases.

Hand (close-up) makes passes.

A man in a white coat examines a patient without touching him.

Carrying out treatment using fingers.

A doctor (Boris Podolinsky) treats a patient using the biofield of his hands.

A stream runs between stones.

A bush against the background of mountains.

An ancient building with columns.

A woman (Hasmik Sargsyan) collects medicinal herbs.

Clusters of red rowan berries among greenery.

An ancient building in the mountains.

A temple in the mountains.

Greek-style columns.

Hasmik Sargsyan digs a root out of the ground with her hands.

The root in her hands (Armenian ginseng) resembles a human figure. A. Sargsyan talks (synchronously) about the use of medicinal plants.

Hasmik Sargsyan in the room at the set table, talking about the benefits of the prepared dishes.

On the table are transparent decanters with medicinal tinctures of different colors.

PNR on the table with full vases, plates of tasty and healthy food.

Keywords

Healing, Phytotherapy

Shooting locations:

Armenia

Seasons:

Summer

Reel №3

Reconstruction of an ancient ritual: a woman moves her hands near a cast-iron pot, wails, sings, prepares a potion.

Abundant algae in a fast-flowing river.

A man and two women collect healing clay in bags with a shovel.

People are sitting in a row outdoors, in front of them on the grass there is a row with bags and canisters.

A female healer, Fedora Konyukhova, walks along a row of seated people, runs her hands over their heads, faces, and necks. F.D. Konyukhova talks to a woman in a wheelchair and strokes her body with her hand.

A panorama of people sitting in a row on a bench.

A queue of patients stands to see F.D. Konyukhova, some have children in their arms.

Konyukhova heals the sick with her hands.

Close-up of a girl in a headscarf in her mother's arms.

A woman talks about her illnesses (synchronously), with F.D. Konyukhova's palm on her head.

The girl tells (synchronously) that her legs hurt, and Fedora Danilovna cured her.

The girl walks on the grass, showing that she can do without crutches.

Pouring water over a naked child for medicinal purposes. F.D. Konyukhova tells (synchronously) about the difficulties of treating a child's illness.

A mother with a child in her arms speaks (synchronously) about the treatment she is undergoing into the sound engineer's microphone.

Grass in the water, a fast-flowing river.

Landscape with water, grass.

River, trees along the banks, trees and the sun reflected in the water.

Landscape plan with a river and trees.

A woman's face reflected in the water.

An ancient ritual: a woman wails in front of a bucket of water in a village house, crosses herself, and places ears of wheat in the water in the form of a cross.

Keywords

Healing

Seasons:

Summer

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