The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Chicken Pox

If a child has chicken pox, in order to bring the actual bumps
or pox out, make the child "corn husk tea." Use fresh corn husk
from corn on the cob. In a sauce pan of water, boil the husks for
approximately 10 minutes. Strain the juice and prepare as you
would any tea. This process is done to bring out the pox and speed
up the uncomfortable portion of the infection.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT