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70Alder (Alnus spp.) as Herbal Medicine and Remedies
by balisunset
The British species of alder, Alnus glutinosa, has not been prominent in folk medicine. Its leaves have been placed in shoes to prevent tired, sore feet and also have been used in treating burns. Parson... published 2 months ago
70Ash (Fraxinus spp.) as Herbal and Traditional Cure
by balisunset
The British native species of ash, Fraxinus exclesior has had numerous uses in folk medicine and folklore. In the Scottish Highlands, ash sap was traditionally given to a newborn baby as its first... published 2 months ago
70Herbal and Traditional Cure for Back Ache
by balisunset
Still one of the commonest causes of lost working days, backache has attracted a wide variety of folk remedies. For the lower-back pain often known as lumbago, ironing with a flat iron was a traditional if... published 6 weeks ago
70Apple as a Herbal and Traditional Cure
by balisunset
Folk medicine does not usually distinguish between different kinds of apple. Strictly speaking, only crab-apple (Malus sylvestris) is native to Britain; cultivated varieties of apple belong to a separate... published 2 months ago
70Herbal and Traditional Cure for Bleeding
by balisunset
As one of the most obvious domestic emergencies, bleeding has attracted a wide range of home remedies. In British folk medicine, the simplest treatment has been cold water. Cobwebs were very widely used right... published 5 weeks ago
69African Slaves Folk Herbal Medicines and Remedies
by balisunset
Every oral tradition is as extensive as its community. In the case of the many thousands of black African slaves imported from the seventeenth century onward into North America, these traditions were drawn... published 2 months ago
68Herbal and Traditional Cure for Asthma
by balisunset
In acute phases this can be life threatening, and as one would expect, folk medicine has over the centuries developed a large and miscellaneous range of remedies. One plant remedy stands out in recent times as... published 2 months ago
67Bramble Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) as Herbal and Traditional Medicine
by balisunset
In British folk medicine the bramble has had a reputation for curing and preventing a wide variety of ailments. The shoots have the unusual ability to root where they touch the ground, and sufferers from... published 5 weeks ago
65Beans as Herbal and Traditional Medicine
by balisunset
The broad bean (Vicia faba) is not a native of Britain but has been grown in cultivation as a vegetable since the Iron Age . In folk medicine in Britain its principal use has been in the treatment of warts.... published 6 weeks ago
65Herbal and Traditional Cure for Baldness
by balisunset
At a time when the human genome is being unraveled for the first time and the hunt for the gene controlling baldness is now possible, it is interesting to see the variety of weird and sometimes revolting home... published 6 weeks ago
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