Adam Paluch - sylwetka autora

Professor dr hab. in ethnology at the University of Wrocław's Department of Ethnology, specializes in the study of the human body, diseases, traditional medicine, and ethnobotany. He has authored notable academic works on prehistoric trepanation (1968), body deformation and mutilation (1976), and phytotherapy (1984). His research interests are deeply rooted in the exploration of these subjects, particularly how they pertain to traditional practices. Among his published books are "Świat roślin w tradycyjnych praktykach leczniczych wsi polskiej" (1984, with a second edition in 1988), "Zerwij ziele z dziewięciu miedz..." (1989), "Choroby, zioła, znachorzy" (1991), and, in collaboration with Zbigniew Libera, "Lasowiacki zielnik" (1993).