For Salt-Rheum
Get sweet fern; if it does not grow in your locality you can procure it at the druggist’s. Steep and use it for a common drink; also bathe the parts affected and it will cure you. It is far better than any doctor’s medicine.
Source: 76: A Cook Book
Salt Rheum, a Well-Tried Remedy for
“Teaspoonful of red precipitate to two tablespoonfuls of lard. Anoint the parts affected.” This recipe has been used by my mother and myself and proved effectual.
Source: Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remidies from Mothers of the United States and Canada, T. J. Ritter