chucky plums

chuckley a The roots of the "dock" [heracleum maximum] (burdock, a nuisance plant in most meadows) were steeped out and taken as a cure for boils. " Chucky plums" [ prunus virginiana] and "sasprilla berries' [ aralia hispida] were both mentioned as cures for eczema. DNE...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/14319
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Summary:chuckley a The roots of the "dock" [heracleum maximum] (burdock, a nuisance plant in most meadows) were steeped out and taken as a cure for boils. " Chucky plums" [ prunus virginiana] and "sasprilla berries' [ aralia hispida] were both mentioned as cures for eczema. DNE-cit JH 3/73 W.Kirwin, 3/73 Used I and Sup Used I Used I chuckley pear, chuck, INDIAN PEAR, WILD PEAR, chuckley-plum, chucky-plum Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri 09 Oct 2015