IRISH FOLK-LORE.
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| Parsley | Gravel and slight disorders of kidneys | Drink strong decoction. |
| Watercress | King's Evil | Bruised leaves applied as poultice, and juice taken as drink in warm milk.
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| Brook-lime | Gravel and urinary diseases generally | Decoction, alone or mixed with water-cress.
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| Yarrow | Kidney diseases | Drink decoction. |
| Tobacco, as sold | Cuts | Leaf bound on wound to arrest bleeding and heal. |
| Tansy | Flatulence, pains in joints | Bathe in decoction of leaves in water with salt.
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| Mountain Ash | Worms | Eat a few berries before breakfast for a few days.
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| Cranesbill | Hæmorrhages, in cattle | Administer decoction of whole plant, and bathe with same.
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| Sage (wild) | Promote perspiration | Drink decoction. This has been somewhat used for tea in parts of co. Dublin up to about 50 years ago, when tea was not so plentiful as at present, when bringing home a pound of tea from "the City" to a man's house was regarded in much the same way as bringing in a bottle of whiskey is now—a cause of rejoicing or mirth. People now in Howth remember it.
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| Dock | Liver obstructions | Drink decoction of root. |
| Garlic | Sciatica and severe rheumatism | Leaves boiled in water to make a strong bath for whole body (a barrel has been used for bathing in).
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| House Leek | Corns and warts | Apply the juice. |
| Meadow sweet | Scrofulous tendency | Drink decoction. |
| Marjoram (wild) | Indigestion, acidity | Drink decoction. |
