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5581
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Emma Dupree of Falkland, in Pitt County, received a 1992 N.C. Folk Heritage Award for continuing the old practice of herbal medicine. She possesses a wide knowledge of the healing properties of herbs and grows many of her supplies.
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24574
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The toothache tree is a species of prickly ash, Zanthoxylum americanum, that indigenous groups in North America used to cure toothaches. They chewed the bark and leaves from this tree to relieve pain.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 24, May 1972, p13-14, il
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Record #:
29190
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In the early 1900s, mountain households in North Carolina were prepared for most illnesses and emergencies no matter what season. The author describes mountain living during that time and how his family made home remedies of natural herbs. To supplement herbs, farm produce was traded for medicine supplied at the country store.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1979, p16-71, il
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35132
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This is a list of remedies that can be made at the home for ailments such as itchiness, wounds, coughing, and more serious illnesses like the measles.
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35276
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This is a collection of three remedies: for whitening and straightening teeth, hair removal, and to see ghosts and apparitions.
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35279
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The author noted that swamps held many plants that were used in home remedies.
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35293
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The author lists ingredients commonly found in drugstores that were included in people’s home remedies. Along with the ingredient, Wilson lists what it was ailments it was used for.
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35544
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Based on his own personal experience, the author relates how ginseng has made him feel healthier, and compares the different varieties of the root.
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35665
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The author collected various folk medicinal beliefs from three women in Harnett County. An appendix of the cures are categorized by the informant.
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35669
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Before her death, a woman wrote down various folk remedies for her children; it included cures for snake and spider bites, salves, mouthwash, and itchiness.
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35802
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With knowledge passed down from generations, Flora Johnson sold herbal remedies for a wide array of ailments, including arthritis, diabetes, the common cold, and upset stomachs. q
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35833
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The earliest written accounts of plants and roots being used to cure snake bites and other maladies in the new world.
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35974
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Native to the Appalachian Mountains, the ginseng plant has many different uses in herbal medicine. People used to hunt and harvest the plant to sell once it was discovered that there was a large market for it with Asian peoples. Zelotes Peterson, the authors grandfather, was one of these hunters who did it for profit and pleasure.