Herbal Medicinal Plants
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Local herbal remedies should only be used under the guidance
of a knowledgeable herbal medicine practioner! |
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a diuretic, Zea mays hair is boiled and the water cooled and drunk.
To treat measles, nine grains are boiled with zebv malonmen (Chamaesyce
hirta, pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), and a few grains of rice, a lot of
water added and drunk as a tisane. For jaundice the pumpkin and
corn are used with barley and the water poured over a grated
carrot. This water is then mixed hand and half with a bottle of
Porter, using one-third three times a day, drunk hot. Verna Slane 1987 |