February 18, 2005

Folk medicine - UCLA's searchable database. Or you could try one of these. If all else fails, maybe an Anglo-Saxon charm will sort things out.
posted by Plegmund 19 years ago
  • From the first link - mare's extract is apparently the substance of choice for psoriasis! Spit's an alternative.
  • Condition: headache Method of treatment: performed -- wrap head in paper soaked in vinegar. Yeah, that sounds effective.
  • I think they got that one from a nursery rhyme.
  • Condition: Cold, fever performed- exorcism Seems a little harsh.