398 Index of Folk Uses
nightmares, to prevent
Chamaemelum nobile, 303
Thymus spp., 237
Vinca spp., 196
nipples, sore (of nursing mothers)
Lapsana communis, 285
Ve ronica officinalis? 259, 285
nose, blocked; see congestion, nasal
nose, runny
linarich, 46
nosebleed, to induce a
Achillea millefolium, 302
nosebleed, to staunch a
Alchemilla vulgaris,301, 302
Galium saxatile, 268
Marrubium vulgare, 216
‘moss’, 40
Myosurus minimus, 75
Polygonum aviculare, 95
Senecio vulgaris, 309
Urtica spp., 86
Vinca spp., 196
obesity (see also slimming)
Rumex obtusifolius, 99
oestrus, to bring on
Gentianella campestris, 352
pain, period; see period pain
pain, unspecified
Achillea millefolium, 302
Chamaemelum nobile, 304
Digitalis purpurea, 256
Filipendula ulmaria, 140
Hedera helix, 180
Linaria vulgaris, 253
Plantagospp., 248
Scrophularia nodosa, 252
Taraxacum officinale,287, 357
Vaccinium myrtillus,123, 124
palpitations
Tanacetum vulgare, 296
Te ucrium scorodonia, 218
Viscum album, 167
palsy
Arum maculatum, 321
Oxalis acetosella, 174
Primula veris, 126
paralysis
‘seafog’, 48
Urtica spp., 86
period pain
Chamaemelum nobile, 303
Rubus idaeus, 141
Tanacetum vulgare, 296
phlegm, to remove
Symphytum officinale, 209
piles
Cytisus scoparius, 162
Daphne mezereum, 164
Fagus sylvatica, 87
Knautia arvensis, 276
Lamium purpureum, 216
Lobaria pulmonaria, 43
Lycoperdaceae, 51
Plantago spp., 247
Potentilla anserina, 144
Prunella vulgaris, 223
Prunus spinosa, 153
Ranunculus ficaria, 74
Rumex obtusifolius, 99
Sambucus nigra, 272
Sanicula europaea, 181
Scrophularia nodosa, 252
Urtica spp., 86
Ve ronicasp., 258
pimples
Plantago spp., 248
Potentilla anserina, 142
Urtica spp., 85
‘pine’, in livestock
Menyanthes trifoliata,353, 357
Taraxacum officinale, 357
pip, in poultry
Allium ursinum, 350
Rubus fruticosus, 355
Salix alba, 355
Senecio vulgaris, 356
Stellaria media, 357
Tanacetum vulgare, 357
Taraxacum officinale, 357
Urticaspp., 358
plague
Petasites hybridus, 311
pleurisy
Chamaemelum nobile, 303
pod belly, in rabbits
Rubus fruticosus, 355
poisons, antidote to
Valeriana officinalis, 274