Subject:Swellings
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Entry 6721
Yo' kin take cedah an' make a bath, in yore feets or laigs where yo' have swellin' lak dat. Yo' boil dat an' make a tea-lak an' bath. An' also grapevine.
Entry 6800
At de fiahplace [fireplace], dere anyone dressed at. Ah've seen dat done, anybody dressed or deals at chore house. Yore han's - yore han' will com- mence risin' an' swellin' an' goin' on up, an' yo' cain't do anything. Yo' take a toadfrog an' cut 'im wide open, an' plastah 'im aroun' de sore place an' weah 'im dere. Den he cured. [The preceding word deals (deals a trick?) as a synonym for dressed is rare; in fact, this may be the only example in Hoodoo.l