Subject:Asthma
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Entry 6783
Yo' take - jis' lak if a person has azmē, a dog dat 'is passage be turnin' white. Yo' git holt of it. Yo' take dat an' yo' burn dat an' put it intuh 'bacca an' let 'im [patient] smoke it, an' it's good fo' de azmē.
Entry 10969
For asthma, take water from horse trough and white part of raw egg, hite of 6 eggs in quart of water, but catch the water while horse is drinking. [Richmond, Va., (404 = "Humpadee," a professional worker, woman of hugh size and frequent laughter, whose material is scattered throughout HOODOO; see Bo.1338, p.453; No.1711, p.521, v.1, etc.), 358:4.]
Entry 1282
Jes' lak a person got de asthma - he ketches a frog an' take an' ketch him 'live an' take an' hold his mouth open an' blow de breath in his mouth three times, an' she give dat asthma to de frog, she won't have it any mo'.