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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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"Wad
ye
let
the
bonnie
May
die
in
your
hand,
And
the
mugwort
flowering
i'
the
land?"
Thereupon,
tradition
says,
he
administered
the
juice
of
this
life-giving
plant
to
his
fair
lady-love,
who
"arose
and
blessed
the
bestower
for
the
return
of
health."
Water
in
which
peas
have
been
boiled
is
given
for
measles,
and
a
Lincolnshire
recipe
for
cramp
is
cork
worn
on
the
person.
A
popular
cure
for
ringworm
in
Scotland
is
a
decoction
of
sun-spurge
(Euphorbia
helioscopia),
or,
as
it
is
locally
termed,
"mare's
milk."
In
the
West
of
England
to
bite
the
first
fern
seen
in
spring
is
an
antidote
for
toothache,
and
in
certain
parts
of
Scotland
the
root
of
the
yellow
iris
chopped
up
and
chewed
is
said
to
afford
relief.
Some,
again,
recommend
a
double
hazel-nut
to
be
carried
in
the
pocket,
[22]
and
the
elder,
as
a
Danish
cure,
has
already
been
noticed.
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