Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World TraditionsBloomsbury Academic, 2004 - 392페이지 A wide-ranging compilation on the materia medica of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places. |
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... root , or drinking an infusion made from it , was said to hasten menstruation ( Puckett 1981 : 414 ) . A similar infusion has been used to treat coughs and colds , and to relieve the pain of burns ( Mellinger 1968 : 50 ) . Com- bined ...
... root and mayapple root ( Podophyllum peltatum ) ( Meyer 1985 : 237-240 ) . Dandelion roots have been used as in Britain , as has a tea made from the ashes of hickory wood ( Carya sp . ) or maplewood ( Acer sp . ) , or an infusion of ...
... root was used for treating felons ( in- fected finger sores ) ; the fresh root applied to soles of the feet was a suggested cure for a headache ; and the powdered root mixed with lard provided an ointment for treating itch ( Meyer 1985 ...