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Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
Old Wives' Tales The History of Remedies Charms and Spells
Author: Mary Chamberlain
We may all know that dandelions make us wet the bed, and that stewed prunes are a cure for constipation, but how many of us were aware that a poultice of chicken manure is a remedy for baldness? Or that eel liver will aid a difficult labour? The woman healer is as old as history. For millennia she has been doctor, nurse and midwife, and even in ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752439914
ISBN-10: 075243991X
Publication Date: 4/1/2007
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Tempus
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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