School: Caisleán Mathúna (B) (roll number 16202)

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1. Herbs

   

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   The commonest and most harmful weeds growing on our farm are - Thistles, nettles, dockens, chicken weed, ragweeds, pressia, redshank, cowlfoot, mint, and crowsfoot. Thistles, dockens, and ragweeds only grow in good rank soil. Uses of herbs: (i) Dockens: The juice of either the seeds or the roots, got by boiling them in water is taken as a cure for a cough. Large does of this are also given to horses with colds (ii) To cure the sting of a nettle, rub a leaf of the docken, to the sore or blister, saying three times "Docken, docken in and out, Take the sting of a nettle out." (i) Nettles: Nettle soup, made by boiling the stems and leaves in water, is given as medicine to persons suffering from measles. After a few drinks, the rash begins

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   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
         1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Matt Callan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Sráid Eabhraic, Co. Mhuineacháin

   Informant

   Francis O Duffy

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Baile na Lorgan, Co. Mhuineacháin