Herbs
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Yarrow tea
Yarrow, peppermint and valerian tea are good for all diseases. One old woman was already 91 years old. She had drunk yarrow tea her whole life and she believed that this is why she had lived for so long.
Raudrohutee
Edgar Lillipuu, 75 a. Rõngu khk, Põrja k. Koguja Anu Korb 1985. RKM II 393, 397 (21). Inglise tõlge: Maarja Villandi-Reiljan. Foto: Tallinn. Natali Ponetajev 2019.
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For boils
Unpeeled coltsfoots1 (the upper parts) are good for boils.
1 In Estonian lit. ‘boil leaf’.
Marie Kütte, snd 1862. Setumaa, Mäe v, Võõpsu k. Koguja Nikolai Sõrmus 1937. ERA II 155, 687 (13). Inglise tõlge: Maarja Villandi-Reiljan.
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Eczema
If someone had eczema, dwarf nettles1 were taken and rubbed between two granite stones and the juice was applied to the affected part.
1 In Estonian, dwarf nettles (Urtica dioica) are literally called ‘iron nettles’, while granite is ‘iron stone’.
Karja khk, Leisi v. Koguja Kaljo Lepp 1938. ERA II 187, 250 (145). Inglise tõlge: Maarja Villandi-Reiljan.
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