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jhill2d11 posted an update Friday, Nov 25, 2011, 11:43pm EST, 13 years, 11 months ago
Leeches and tapeworm capsules, sounds like it was no fun to get sick or fat in the old days. I have an old medical book - published around 1900 - of my grandmother's, with all sorts of holistic remedies. Mentions several common plants that are poisonous, like lily of the valley, made me wonder how many people poisoned their spouse or MIL back then.
Grano was talking about the Pilgrims yesterday. When we were in Plymouth several years ago, they had a display of common plants the Pilgrims used. It included rue, which made me think that the very religious Pilgrims may have used it for birth control back in their day. Things change over time, but not always by very much.