_cankers_
cankers _A medication for a sore mouth_ - Shoal Harbour residents used the inner [PT] JW bark of the Juniper tree to cure mouth _cankers_- (white sores on the inside lining of the mouth). This bark was given to the affected person and he was to chew it as one would chew gum. This medication was supp...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18015 |
| Summary: | cankers _A medication for a sore mouth_ - Shoal Harbour residents used the inner [PT] JW bark of the Juniper tree to cure mouth _cankers_- (white sores on the inside lining of the mouth). This bark was given to the affected person and he was to chew it as one would chew gum. This medication was supposed to bring about a quick cure to the sufferer. Yes DICT CEN. Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 12 Jul 2016, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY, [check] beside dictated |
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