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Is said to be useful in expelling intestinal worms. Was a 

 remedy for gout. Is a popular flavouring ingredient in 

 "drisheen." The latter is an excellent table delicacy 

 made from sheep's blood and milk, enclosed in a casing 

 of sheep gut. 



Artemisia Absinthium. Worm Wood, ffloftmoncA; t)oiwi6ncA. 

 One of the cures for falling sickness. Also used as an 

 insecticide. 



Artemisia Vulgaris. Mugwort. TttusAjvo ; LiAttuf ; t)uACAtAti 

 (ti-dt) t>An ; TTIonsAC-ttieAfjA. 

 Also used as an anti -epileptic. 



Artemisia Abrotanum. Southern Wood. t,uf An cSeAti- 

 ■ouine; SupfiAOAri. 



Tussilago Farfara. Coltsfoot. Sponnc; "OuitleADAii Spuintic ; 

 biteos Sptnnnc ; S-^lAn 5f* eArl,ncA1 T v > ^ u1 ° 1 ti-AgAi'o 



CofACCAC. 



The leaves are used for asthma and spasmodic bronchial 

 affections. Extract of Coltsfoot is an ingredient in 

 some modern bronchial lozenges. 



Petasites Fragrans. Winter Heliotrope, ptup nA 5p eme ; 

 5f6inreiceAC. 



Petasites Officinalis. Butterbur. t>ot^An. 



Senecio Vulgaris. Groundsel. SponnUir ; SfimiUir ; t>tiACAU,n 

 r\A n©AfCAfVAn. 

 Said to be a vermifuge. Before Castor Oil had attained 

 its popularity as a safe and efficient purgative for 

 children it was the practice in Ireland to add a sprig 

 or two (according to age) of groundsel to the milk, 

 which was then boiled, strained, and given to con- 

 stipated babies. 



Senecio Jacobaea. Ragwort, or St. James's Wort. IDuacaLaii 

 t)ur6e ; feATi CAtriiAti ; botCAti buroe ; Cuifeog 

 t)ur6e. 

 The leaves were applied to foul wounds and sores of 

 animals in the form of a poultice. Was not used in 

 human therapeutics except as an ingredient in applica- 

 tion for cancer. 



Senecio Aquaticus. Marsh Ragwort. {Fairies' Broomstick). 



SAfflA-O CllfVpAlg. 



The pounded leaves were applied as poultice to sup- 

 purating wounds. 



