Folk Herbalism
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Burdock: The Foolish Wooer
“(As a remedy for psoriasis, pityriasis or leprosy) Take the leaves of burdock, pound them well…
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Brooklime: The Poet of Herbs
“O Well of the Strand of the Two Women, beautiful are thy cresses, luxuriant, branching; since…
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Bogbean: Marsh Clover
“For king’s evil, a most effective cure of proved power is made of burdock roots, the…
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Dock: Keeps the Doc Away
“For the Liver Complaint. The leaves of plantain, wild sage, the shamrock, and dock-leaf, with valerian…
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Fly Agaric: The Most Magical of Mushrooms
“Their food is specified in Welsh folk-lore as fairy butter and fairy victuals, ymenyn tylwyth teg…