Folk Remedies
Remembered by Stewart Countians and their Descendents
*Note: We are not advocating the use or effectiveness of any of these remedies!!!! For historical interest ONLY!
Asthma | Measure someone with their shoes off, using a dry sour wood stick | Tom McHood |
Bee Sting | Put wet tobacco juice on it. | Dallas Greer |
Boil | Raw back-fat only-bandaged to the boil | Sharon Smith |
Cough | Syrup made of wild cherry bark and yellow root | Jan Philpot |
Cough | Tablespoon of whiskey with sugar or honey and lemon | Linda DeVita |
Croup | Groundhog grease; onion and flour poltice | Jan Philpot |
Hives | Catnip Tea | Jan Philpot |
Infection | Poltice made of bread dipped in milk or bacon fat bandaged to the area | Rose Kirchoff |
Ringworm | Boil black walnuts and apply the green tea to the infected area | Cheryl Adams |
Sore throat | Rub vicks on throat and bandage with wool sock; stick head under blanket with pan of steaming water; hot toddy made of hot water, sugar, dash of whiskey | Rose Kirchoff |
Sprains | Ginseng | Jan Philpot |
Sty | Rub your wedding ring on fabric to get it hot, then touch it to the sty | Rose Kirchoff |
Warts | Touch each wart with a rock you have picked out of the earth | Cheryl Adams |
Warts | Cut a pinto bean in two and rub on the wart, then plan the bean in the back yard during a full moon | Linda DeVita |
Whatever ails you | Dose of Castor Oil | Sharon Smith |
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