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WITCH HAZEL
Volume 4, entries 6986. Source context: THE PHYSICAL HUMAN BODY ITSELF → FOLK MEDICINE → CURES FOR AND PROTECTION AGAINST AILMENT AND DISEASE. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 6986
Den cnothah thing, yo' kin git witch hazel, olive oil, saltpetah an' a pinch of bluestone, an' make it up intuh a lickrish [liquid]. Take a teaspoon- ful three time a day. Dat runs de devilment outa yo'. [Devilment is occasionally used as a synonym for cunjure, roots, or witch- craft. Considering its name, witch hazel is rarely used in hoodoo.]