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Home remedy
Place peachtree leaves in a cloth bag and place the bag up
against the body where fever is located to draw the fever out.
James Callow comment:
Cf. Puckett, Ohio, no. 9518: "To cure fever, bind peach
leaves tightly to the forehead."
Where learned: Camben ; Arkansas
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00-00-1945