لفلسطين | دليل الأعشاب لأطباء غزة وشعب فلسطين
Li Falasteen | an herbal guide for the medical workers of Gaza and the People of Palestine
* سيتم تحديث الدليل باستمرار | updated regularly *
Please note: due to the urgency on the ground, this herbal book will be released in segments. We decided to release the first segment on infections before Arabic translation is complete, understanding that many of the doctors in Gaza were trained in or understand English. A translated Arabic version will be released ASAP, as well as more sections of the book.
This is a living document, built by the collaborative exchange of collective knowledge and ongoing practice. We welcome any feedback, questions, suggestions about the herbs you found useful, available or difficult to access, or alternative remedies that emerged on the ground as you put these protocols into practice. Please feel free to use the button above to share any such feedback or inquiries so we can be of more relevant support.
With our greatest respect and love, this guide was made to support the honorable medical workers of Gaza. We hope this resource of herbal protocols may support their healing efforts within unfathomable conditions.
As most of these remedies can be prepared at home, this guide may also be useful to individuals across Palestine. Please feel welcome to use and share it for the wellbeing of your families and neighbors.
This book is anchored in the knowledge of our ancestors and the life-giving kheir of our lands– and it is for all our people. We offer it humbly, with our deepest love and solidarity, towards freedom and restoration for the people of Gaza, Palestine, and beyond.
It is our hope to expand its herbal knowledge to include plants and conditions faced in the West Bank and the entirety of Palestine and Bilad il Sham, eventually. For now, you may also consider viewing the Li Beirut guide and the other resources below for relevant healing support.
With love,
Herbalists of the Diaspora
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The creation of this guide is a collective effort. Gratitude to the generous creators, editors, reviewers, and translators who have made it possible:
Donia Salem Harhoor, Lama Al Khatieb, Layla K. Feghali, Mahdiah El Jed, Mariam Latif, Mayssa Sultan, Mohammed Abujayyab, Nico Acosta, sára abdullah, Shabina Lafleur-Ganji, Shereen Al Mulla, Vadi Erdal
A special thank you to Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta* and his wife for your support, and to Tarek Kishawi.
[* We sent this guide to Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta and his wife for review, but were not able to hear back from them before publishing. Regardless, we acknowledge him here with deep gratitude for all his work and for being an ongoing inspiration to us.]