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Brambleberry
Volume 1, entries 1131. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → FOLK MEDICINE → CURE AND PROTECTION. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 1131
Ef anybody got de bad disease, yo' kin take shoe sole an burn it [and take these ashes] an' bluestone an' alum [and] bram- booberry [brambleberry] root an' boil it an' mix it together an' give him. Let dem take a tablespoonful ev'ry three times a day an' mix physic salts in it, an' spit some on dose sores. Dat's a solid cure fo' dat, 'cause ah've cured many people wit dat. [Here are combined the magic rite spitting (see No. 1057, p.401) - often to show contempt for spirit causing trouble - and the magic healing substance saliva (see Index).]