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| | Zadock Pratt Museum - Visit our Herb Garden and study the indvidual herbs |
 | | In Prattsville, during the mid-1800s, garlic would have been used to cure worms and parasites in both people and animals, as a treatment for whooping cough, and to reduce clogging of the arteries (heart “agues”). |
 | | In addition to curing snakebites, sage was used to dry up perspiration, act as an astringent, cure warts measles and epilepsy, and as a treatment for sore throats, mouth irritation, cuts and bruises. |
 | | Or ask for an Absinthe cocktail: vodka, wormwood, anise, fennel seed, cardamom pods, coriander and angelica root. |
| www.prattmuseum.com /exhibits/garden_herbs.htm (4186 words) |
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