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School: Dunally (roll number 12752)

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    Cures from herbs.
    The cure for toothache is to put a frog in your mouth.
    The seventh daughter or the seventh son has the cure for ringworm, they rub a gold coin or a gold ring on it and say a prayer.
    The cure for measles is to put the child in under a donkey seven times.
    Dandelion is a cure for kidney and liver disorders.
    Comfrey is a cure for lung and chest trouble.
    Ground ivy is a cure for coughs and internal ulcers and for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mattie Harte
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shannon Eighter, Co. Sligo