Wybrane koncepcje kuracji i terapii roślinnych stosowane w Polsce w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym. Od przyrodolecznictwa do fitoterapii. Część pierwsza
Selected concepts of herbal treatments and therapies used in the interwar period in Poland. From naturopathy to phytotherapy. Part One

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the landscape of plant-based therapies in Poland during the interwar period, a time of renewed interest in herbs and herbal remedies coexisting with the rise of new synthetic drugs. Drawing on an analysis of historical materials from the interwar period, including books, articles and promotional materials, leaflets and advertising texts of drug manufacturers, the study traces the application of various therapeutic concepts, from established European naturopathy (e.g., the methods of Kneipp and Bilz) and polish folk medicine, to some therapies inspired by Eastern traditions and Tibetan medicine itself. The work explores the approaches of eclectic practitioners like Dr. Stanisław Breyer, who integrated conventional medicine with naturopathic methods, and highlights the introduction of Tibetan medicine in Poland by figures such as Dr. Włodzimierz Badmajeff. These different forms of treatment and therapy using medicinal plants, which in the interwar period constituted the natural environment and context for the development of herbalism and herbal medicine as scientifically oriented fields, and finally phytotherapy itself.

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