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1. Herbs

   

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   The most harmful weeds growing on the farm are nettles, dock-leaves, thistles, and rag-weed. They are harmful because they spread rapidly. Nettles grow on poor land. Thistles grow on good land. Some herbs have medicinal properties e.g. burdock, dandelion, millbrook and chickory. Burdock is used as a blood tonic, Millbrook is used for diseases of the kidney. The green leaves of the chickory are used in salad, and the roots are ground and put in coffee. Dock leaves are sometimes used as food for pigs, by boiling them with meal. No herbs are used for dyeing purposes, or for poison.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kate Browne

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Clonleame, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Patrick Browne

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonleame, Co. Westmeath

2. Herbs

   

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   The most harmful weeds growing on my farm at home are :- Scutch-grass, Crowfoot, and Dock-leaves. They are harmful because they spread rapidly, and

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