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August 3, 2018 Folk medicine / Love and romance

White livered widders

Folks with a strong sex drive were said to suffer from ‘white liver.’ But the folk medicine record contains scant info on this folk illness.

archer and english plantain against abstract green hills

June 23, 2018 Childrens games / Folk medicine

Summer mountain meadows are full of toys

The summer meadow has always held special treasures. Two of the best just happen to grow cheek by jowl: the clover, and the English Plantain.

February 15, 2018 Folk medicine

The madstone would stick to the wound and draw the poison out

Before Pasteur developed a successful vaccination in 1885, death from rabies was a forgone conclusion, unless a madstone could be obtained.

December 29, 2017 Folk medicine / Winter

Ahh-CHOOOOO !

Aspirin had already been around since 1915, but there were still plenty of folks back in the hollers who relied on traditional folk remedies for colds and flu.

March 23, 2017 Folk medicine / Granny women / Ohio

She was a great Herb Doc, the main Doc of the county

Emma Limpert says Grand Ma brought her into the world. Also she saved one of her sisters from diphtheria, from her herb doctoring.

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