Workshop on traditional remedies: the “trementinaires” (turpentine makers and folk healers) and their remedies

• Workshop dates: Saturday 16 June (all day) and Sunday 17 June from 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Carme Bosch
Master craftswoman and specialist in floral art

This workshop will reveal the plants and different resins used by the “trementinaires”. It will involve the preparation of turpentine and other ointments.
* Who were the “trementinaires”? Their trade throughout the year.
* Introduction to the herbs and conifers used by the “trementinaires” and a description of their medicinal applications.
Preparation of turpentine and other traditional remedies.
* Outing to collect and dry different medicinal herbs that grow in our surroundings.
Price: Nau Côclea members (free), non-members 80 euros

Updated 14 05 2007