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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 234

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    There is another called Green Ivy which when boiled and the juice taken was supposed to cure the measles.
    I know another herb called Ripple Grass which was the best remedy for stopping blood.
    Mugwood is another herb which when boiled and the juice taken was supposed to cure rheumatism.
    There is another herb called Buglass which the old people used to gather in the fields and make poultice of. This was supposed to be very good for burns.
    Cumar Rods is another herb which is found abundantly at Ross Head in Glengad. It was supposed to be very good for hurts.
    I know another herb called Green Vessel which was used in olden times as a cure for ringworm.
    The people also cured their colds by boiling Dock Roots and drinking the juice.
    12th January 1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Gilloway
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lougherbraghy, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    David Mc Gilloway
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lougherbraghy, Co. Donegal