School: Lisdoonan
- Location:
- Lisdoonan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac an Éanaigh
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Lisdoonan
- XML Page 150
- XML “Composition - Curing Herbs”
- XML “Composition - Curing Herbs”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)kidney and liver disorders. The nettle is a herb used for nettle rash and purifies the blood. The peppermint is a tonic that prevents sickness, vomiting, flatulence and can be used to make cordials for infants. The yorrow is a cure for colds, promoting perspirations and is used at the commencement of fevers. The violet is a herb for cancerous growths.
The meadowsweet is a herb for dropsy and kidney trouble, and excellent for diarrhoea in children. The horehound is a herb for colds and coughs and useful for making ale. The bugles for haemorhges, liver disorders and consumption. The blackcurrant is a herb for hoarseness, sore throat and coughs and catarrh generally. The rhubarb root is a great remedy for diarrhoea. The red clover is a herb for coughs, and in the treatment of cancer. The broom is a plant for dropsy and kidney troubles generally. Almost every weed is useful. There is a very large number of them which are usd as remedies for disease. There is a cure in Bog Bean. Burdock root, Marsh - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Ena Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cormoy, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Owen Mc Cabe
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormoy, Co. Monaghan