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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0999, Page 115

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    Boiled nettles are good for the blood and they are also good for young turkeys. Many people eat boiled nettles for dinner.
    Herbs are not used for dyeing purposes or poison.
    Boahelin or ragweed is very bad for meadows and too much of it would poison cattle.
    Herbs were used by quacks to cure diseases in former times.
    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
    Agatha Lawrence
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Enagh, Co. Cavan