Everything tagged as "cabbage" : Medicine Chest

When we cut our arms or fingers then raw cabbage leaves were put on these cuts to disinfect (including disastrously vaccinations!).

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For treating masttis or sore breasts then a cabbage leaf was held over the sore breast with bra when breast-feeding

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An treatment for gout my parents used was to wrap toe (for example) in a dark green cabbage leaf. It seems to relieve the pain.

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Take a cabbage leaf and put it in fridge/freezer to chill. Then insert against breast-hold in place for as long as is comfortable.

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My parents use to boil a cabbage leaf and put hot leaf on boil and leave it in place overnight. Next day, boil is ready to squeeze. More ...

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A cabbage leaf was warmed in front of the fire and then spread with butter and pepper and held against the face.

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