Ignaz Schlifni

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Ignaz Schlifni (born July 18, 1924 in Wolfsberg (Carinthia) ; † August 15, 2012 in Sankt Veit an der Glan ) was an Austrian herbalist, phytotherapist and non-fiction author .

Life

Ignaz Schlifni was born in modest circumstances in the Carinthian Lavant Valley . At the age of 13 Ignaz Schlifni developed meningoencephalitis (meningitis with suspected hydrocephalus ). Because of the pain this illness caused, he was also exempted from compulsory schooling . In the 1930s the company moved to Leoben ( Styria ), where the family lived on lease. Here the young Ignaz was to receive lessons on the zither . The teacher was well versed in herbal medicine and gave the family a medicine made from the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger). This should be the turning point in Schlifni's life, because the disease could be conquered in this way and the pain also came to an end. From this point on, medicinal plants played a major role in the life of the young adolescent and the seeds were laid for future work as a herb scholar.

Activity as a herbalist

A few years later he moved to his original home in the Lavant Valley, at which point Ignaz Schlifni was already a young man. Here he met his wife Erna after the Second World War , with whom he had two daughters (Nelly and Irmgard). He planted his first medicinal herb garden at his parents' farm , for which the people in the neighborhood felt grateful, because going to a doctor was often associated with costs. Ignaz Schlifni started early to help people and meet like-minded people. In order to earn a living, he worked as a laboratory assistant in a pharmacy in Klagenfurt , but after a while he was no longer able to carry out this activity because the approach in the pharmacy could not be reconciled with his personal convictions. This was followed by a job at Hubert Knaus in Sankt Veit an der Glan.

In December 1958, Ignaz Schlifni founded the “Association for the Research and Promotion of Biological Therapies and a Healthy Lifestyle” in Salzburg , which was renamed the “Association of Natural Life” (VNL) in 1960. In this regard, his colleague Annemarie Lorbeer from Klagenfurt should be mentioned at his side, in order to reach as many people in the country as possible, to network and to be able to help those seeking help. The headquarters of the VNL was at Ossiacher Strasse 10 , Sankt Veit. With diligence and will, the club was able to have almost 27,000 club members within 20 years by the end of the 1970s. The association subsequently split up, with the result that a new association was founded which, since May 22, 1982, has called itself “ Friends of the Natural Way of Life ” (FNL), later initially based in Wörgl . The FNL, headquartered in Hunnenbrunn , is Austria's largest and oldest herbal association today.

A central part of Ignaz Schlifni's work was also passing on knowledge of herbs. He achieved this, on the one hand, by setting up a good 60 medicinal and show gardens in Austria and Germany . For example, on September 6, 1992, he ceremoniously opened the “1. Vorarlberg Medicinal Plants Teaching and Show Garden ”in Lustenau . On the other hand, he initiated the plant training "Folk medicine herbal course according to Ignaz Schlifni" to become a certified herbal expert. Many companions from the first few hours still teach their knowledge today at the “FNL Herbal Academy according to Ignaz Schlifni”, founded in 2010 by federal chairwoman Sieglinde Salbrechter in honor of Ignaz Schlifni. Also in the Wimitzer mountains lies at 1180  m above sea level. A. an FNL herb garden that is known to many Carinthians. Among other things, he lectured as a medicinal plant expert at the Austrian Beekeeping Association as early as the 1970s .

Among his students was the journalist and author Siegrid Hirsch (* 1949). Among other things, the epithet "child maker" is the Ruprecht herb on its allegedly observed by Schlifni " conception promoting back" effect. Schlifni was a younger contemporary of the herbalist and author Maria Treben .

Schlifni spent the last two years of his life in the St. Veiten senior citizens' home "Haus Sonnenhang" and died at the age of 89 on August 15, the day of the herb consecration . He left behind three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

"Everything you need to live and stay healthy grows near you."

- Ignaz Schlifni

Herbal Academy by Ignaz Schlifni

In order to reach as many people as possible, the Herbal Academy after Ignaz Schlifni was founded in 2010. The academy has been growing since its inception and offers training in Austria, Bavaria and South Tyrol.

Further merits

In addition to his work as a herbalist, Ignaz Schlifni was largely responsible for the design and implementation of the Austrian postal code system .

Furthermore, he was a pioneer in Austria in the field of mineral salts according to Wilhelm Heinrich Schüßler ( Schüßler salts ) and a pioneer of organic agriculture .

He was a member of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and was involved in the St. Veiter city politics.

He and his wife were also members of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft in Austria (SLÖ).

Publications

  • Look for medicinal plants. The only complete lexicon of medicinal plants for the German-speaking area in pocket book format. original Title: Lexicon of medicinal plants for the German-speaking countries in pocket book format (= Schlifnis series of publications. Volume I). Natural life association, St. Veit an der Glan 1973 (14th revised edition: Ennsthaler Verlag, Steyr 2018), ISBN 978-3-85068-200-8 .
  • Look about homeopathy. More than 600 new treatment options (= Schlifnis series of publications. Volume II). 1997 (4th substantially revised edition: Ennsthaler Verlag, Steyr 2017), ISBN 978-3-85068-794-2 .
  • Look for home remedies (= Schlifnis series of publications. Volume III). Ennsthaler Verlag, Steyr 2008, ISBN 978-3-85068-460-6 .

Honors

The “Folk medicine herbal course according to Ignaz Schlifni”, which is regularly offered by the FNL, was recognized by the Austrian UNESCO Commission as an Austrian decade project within the framework of the World Decade “Education for Sustainable Development” (2005-2014). In 2014 the Carinthian provincial government awarded the Carinthian coat of arms to the association "Friends of a natural way of life" and the subsidiary association "Herbal Academy of the FNL according to Ignaz Schlifni" in recognition of the decades of work and commitment of the founder.

literature

  • Natural Life Association (VNL) ; in: Aurelia Jurtschitsch (ed.): Organic pioneers in Austria: Forty-four lives in the service of organic farming. Böhlau, Wien 2010, p. 28 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Anna-Maria Kaiser: Ignaz Schlifni - a great helper of humanity is no longer. (Obituary), St. Veiter Stadtblattl, Sept. 2012, p. 2.
  2. ↑ Ignaz Schlifni. In: FNL - Friends of a natural way of life. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c Association of Natural Life (VNL) ; in: Aurelia Jurtschitsch (ed.): Organic pioneers in Austria: Forty-four lives in the service of organic farming. Böhlau, Vienna 2010, p. 28.
  4. ↑ Meeting point in the herb garden. The local group of Friends of Natural Lifestyle celebrates its 20th anniversary. Vorarlberg Online , June 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ a b Helmut Zwander: Plant names , promise of salvation and the doctrine of signatures. In: Carinthia II. 202./122. Year, Klagenfurt 2012, pp. 296 and 301–302 (especially chapter The recent history of folk medicine , PDF on ZOBODAT ).
  6. ^ Österreichs Presse, Werbung, Graphik Handbuch, Association of Austrian Newspaper Editors and Newspaper Publishers , 14th year, p. 263.
  7. ^ Walter Brunner: Strallegg: History of the living space and its inhabitants. Ortgemeinde Strallegg, 1995, p. 353.
  8. ↑ Mostviertel Herbal Days. (Video recording), M4 Mostviertelfernsehen , August 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Associations. 20 years of the Lustenau herb garden. In: Lustenauer Gemeindeblatt - Official Gazette of the Marktgemeinde Lustenau, No. 36, 127th year, September 2012, p. 12 ( PDF ).
  10. ↑ Renée Weihsbrodt, Bruno Weihsbrodt: Vital food recipes . Freya, Engerwitzdorf / Mittertreffling 2014, p. 181.
  11. ↑ Herbal Paradise on the Trinity. meinviertel.at , February 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ Bienenvater, No. 97-99 (anthology), Österreichischer Imkerbund, 1976, p. 186.
  13. ↑ Book tip from Anna Partl: Siegrid Hirsch The herbs in my garden. at Heyn.at , October 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ Elfie Courtenay: Medicinal Herbs - Traditional Knowledge for Medicine Cabinets and Kitchen. Mankau Verlag, Murnau am Staffelsee 2017, ISBN 3-86374-346-6 , p. 195 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  15. ↑ Margret Madejsky: The alternative fertility book. The best naturopathic concepts for fertility. Arkana, 2015, ISBN 3-641-15367-0 , p. 197 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  16. ↑ Karin Stenzel-Schediwy: Storchschnabel. ; accessed on May 15, 2020.
  17. ↑ Schwedenbitter by Ignaz Schlifni. In: Jutta Beutel: Elixirs of Life. Self made. Freya 2015, ISBN 3-99025-229-1 , p. 449 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  18. ↑ Excellent knowledge - two Zillertal women and the world of herbs. Lived her passion for herbs on the Stummerberg. In: Zillertaler Heimatstimme , 42, 2019, p. 22.
  19. ↑ Ignaz Schlifni's knowledge of herbs. meinviertel.at, accessed on May 14, 2020 .
  20. ↑ St. Veit ad Glan. In: Sudetenpost , episode 13/14 of July 1, 1988, p. 10 ( PDF ).
  21. ↑ Europe's oldest herbal association. ORF , October 31, 2012; with consignment notice on Carinthia today on October 30, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Schlifni, Ignaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian phytotherapist, herbalist and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfsberg (Carinthia)
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 2012
Place of death Sankt Veit an der Glan