Condition |
Method Of Treatment |
erysipelas |
applied - Menstrual blood. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - bathing ritual |
menstruation |
performed - ritual clothing wash and bath |
menstruation |
radishes cooked in mud. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - wear same undergarments |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
delivery |
|
menstruation |
|
nursing, menstruation |
|
sterility |
|
menstruation |
ingested - Ginger tea. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - whiskey laced with black pepper |
menstrual ailments, pain |
ingested - hop tea |
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps |
ingested - black pepper tea, warm goat’s milk |
menstruation |
performed - final purification (Tvilah) |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - Hydrangea roots. |
menstruation |
ingested - Sivipatli Hemionitidi, water. |
fertility, menstruation, menses |
|
menstruation |
performed - counting seven clean days with no blood visible on underwear |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual fluid in liquor |
mental ailments |
|
birthmarks, prenatal influences, removal |
applied - menstrual blood of healthy woman |
nursing, menstruation |
|
human body |
applied - ingested - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
hair |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
|
cold |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - mixture of whiskey, lemon juice and honey - see text |
menstruation |
ingested - liferoot |
warts |
applied - menstrual fluid. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, intercourse |
|
quartan ague, chills, fever |
applied - Menstrual flow. |
menstruation |
ingested - a buck shot after a menstrual period. |
rabies, hydrophobia, menstruation |
Menstrual blood |
jaundice, menstruation |
ingested - menstrual flower [blood] (“feminine flower”) |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - tooth filling |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
aphrodisiacs, menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, taboos, interdictions |
|
sexuality, love charms, aphrodisiacs |
|
menstruation |
ingested - sugar, turpentine, coal oil. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation, conception |
|
conception |
|
hair |
|
hair |
|
menstrual ailments |
ingested - hot parsley tea |
menstruation |
ingested - marsala tea |
menstruation |
|
mensuration |
ingested - tea from orange leaves |
menstruation |
|
epilepsy |
ingested - tea of Romero or Rosemary or Ruda performed - blow tobacco smoke in face of person in convulsions, or have patient smell burnt wool |
female ailments |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, intercourse |
|
rabies, hydrophobia |
applied - menstrual blood |
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
illness, healing methods |
|
blood loss, bleeding, menstruation, infections |
|
menstruation |
ingested - applied - matamoreal tea |
moles |
applied - menstrual blood |
aphrodisiacs, menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
worn - silver arm amulet with black ram wool stained with menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - wash face with first menstrual cloth |
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood in cake |
conception, prevention |
performed - extinguish burning rosemary twig with menstrual blood |
gender, cause, prediction |
|
confinement, lying in |
|
birthmarks, prenatal influences |
|
illness, sickness, disease, cause, portent |
|
sexuality, love charms, aphrodisiacs |
ingested - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
ingested - saffron |
eyebrows |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments |
ingested - full glass of diluted Stuart’s Bluing Water |
menstruation |
ingested - hot toddy |
mensuration |
ingested - mint, parsley |
deformities, deformity, prenatal influences |
|
masturbation |
|
menstruation, eating, drinking |
performed - a girl shouldn't eat or drink anything cold during her menstrual period |
menstruation |
|
female ailments |
performed - burn menstrual cloths. |
menstrual ailments |
|
carcinoma |
applied - butterbur leaves, felt soaked in urine or menstrual blood, sheep bile |
fever |
applied - Menstrual blood to the soles of sufferer. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, intercourse |
|
menstruation |
pediluviums w/ mustard |
menstruation |
|
pimples |
applied - first menstrual blood |
warts |
applied - menstrual fluid. |
blood |
menstrual discharge. |
blood loss, bleeding, menstruation, poison |
|
menstruation |
ingested - applied - matamoreal infusion |
contraception |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
worn - old menstrual bandage in waistband of trousers |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual fluid |
curse |
applied - greasy shirt soaked in menstrual blood |
sterility |
|
sterility |
|
confinement, lying in |
|
illness, healing methods, supernatural treatment |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation, taboos, interdictions |
|
cheeks |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
ingested - whiskey, honey |
mensuration |
|
menstruation, eating |
|
gender cause, prediction |
|
illlness, supernatural treatment |
ingested - menstrual blood or blood from subincised penis |
sickness |
performed - change sick person’s water three times a day, etc. |
headaches |
applied - ashes from menstrual blood |
menstruation |
performed - having a baby |
menstruation |
Vervain |
menstruation, intercourse |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
rabies, hydrophobia |
menstrual blood |
menstruation |
performed - bury fresh menstrual bandages in cemetery on breast of grave |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - fritters mixed with menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual fluid in liquor |
confinement, lying in, childbirth |
|
illness, healing methods, supernatural treatment |
ingested - menstrual blood |
illness |
|
deformities, deformity, prenatal influences |
|
menstruation, taboos, interdictions |
|
menstruation |
applied - hot olive oil |
hair |
|
menstruation |
performed - slap girl across face worn - red ribbon around neck |
menstruation |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
menstruation |
ingested - whiskey in hot water |
mensuration |
|
teeth, extraction, disposal |
|
menstruation |
|
hair, menstruation |
|
menstruation, bathing, hair |
|
menstruation |
ingested - infusion of pennyroyal performed - bathe feet in warm water |
menstrual ailments |
ingested - cinnamon. |
bladder stones |
menstrual blood rabbit blood |
face |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
performed - revulsives in lumbar region. |
menstruation |
|
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
blood |
menstrual blood |
eyes |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood in glass of liquor |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
sterility |
|
sterility |
performed - hang menstrual cloth in tree for nine months; recite charm |
confinement, lying in, childbirth |
|
menstruation |
inhaled - menstrual blood in cigar |
sterility |
|
mental illness |
|
hair |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
mensuration |
|
menstruation, cramps |
|
menstrual ailments |
ingested - milk, nutmeg. |
jaundice |
ingested - menstrual blood with beer |
menstruation |
performed - walk up stairs backward |
menstruation |
performed - put bread knife under bed |
menstruation |
ingested - Herbe--femme leaves, squeeze juice from leaves, add honey and olive oil. |
menstruation |
|
tertian fever, maleria |
applied - menstrual blood to soles of feet |
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
blood |
menstrual blood |
human body |
various human products |
sex, abstinence, menstruation |
|
dancing |
|
face, menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual fluid in liquor |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
gender cause, prediction, male child, menstruation |
|
confinement, lying in, childbirth |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood |
warts |
menstrual blood |
gender, cause, prediction |
|
menstruation |
|
death, token, sign |
|
menstruation |
ingested - rock candy whiskey. |
menstruation |
performed - mother slaps daughter |
contraception |
|
hair |
|
hair |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
bone disease, dead bone |
applied - menstrual blood on linen |
menstruation |
ingested - Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus) tea |
menstruation |
ingested - Tea of herbe-a-femme leaves. |
moles |
applied - menstrual blood |
stye |
Menstrual blood |
tertian fever, maleria |
worn - silver arm amulet w/ wool stained w/ menstrual blood |
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
warts, menstruation |
applied - pigeon blood, raw meat, menstrual blood, peas, apples |
menstruation |
ingested - beverage containing menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
danger, bad luck, menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood to door posts with straw sunwise around house |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - bury cloths contaminated with menstrual discharge |
menstruation, conception |
|
contraception, birth control |
|
birthmarks, prenatal influences, removal |
applied - menstrual blood from mother |
gender cause, prediction, male child, menstruation |
|
confinement, lying in |
|
headaches |
applied - ashes of menstrual blood |
skin, complexion, color |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, taboos, interdictions |
|
menstruation, evil spirits |
performed - slap menstruating girl worn - red ribbon |
bodily activities, functions |
|
mensuration |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
pregnancy |
|
conjury, sexual fidelity |
|
conjury, penis captivus |
|
menstrual ailments, pain |
ingested - Milkweed "Strong-back." Parsonsia Parsonsia (L) |
menstruation |
ingested - Boiled root of Philadelphia fleabane. |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
pimples, menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
applied - menstrual fluid on doorposts |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - slurp first-laid egg of hen; pass petticoat through rungs of ladder twice |
conception |
|
children, number, cause, portent |
|
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood in doorjambs |
menstrual ailments, cramps |
applied - worn - newspaper around waste |
stomach, upset, menstrual cramps, colic |
ingested - spearmint tea |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
eczema |
|
menstruation |
|
tuberculosis |
|
wounds, menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood, pumpkin flowers |
headaches |
applied - ashes from burning menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - spew mouthful of water onto clothing (water taken from washing of first menstrual cloth) |
seven, bible |
|
contraception, birth control |
|
children, number, cause, portent |
|
consumption |
ingested - menstrual blood |
amenorrhea, menstruation, menstrual blood |
ingested - menstrual blood of a spinster |
menstrual ailments, pain, melancholy |
ingested - tansy tea |
menstruation |
performed - no egg beating |
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
|
baby |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
menstruation |
ingested - apple cider vinegar |
mensuration |
ingested - hot water, scotch |
menstruation |
|
female ailments |
worn - cord soaked in holy water on special dates. |
freckles |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments, pain |
ingested - slippery elm bark |
syphilis |
|
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
illness, healing methods, emmenagogue |
southernwood (artemisia abrotanum) |
defilement, sexual intercourse, menstruation |
ingested - raw grated trillium root |
bladder stones |
ingested - menstrual blood, rabbit blood |
mouth, infections |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation, delayed |
worn or ingested - red flowers |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
impotency |
|
menstruation |
performed - no canning |
menstruation, lactation |
|
gender cause, prediction |
|
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
|
infections |
|
mental illness |
|
mensuration |
ingested - gin, warm water, sugar |
menstruation |
|
constipation, wounds, menstrual pain, stomachaches |
ingested - applied - Cerasee Momordica Charantia L |
moles |
applied - menstrual fluid (blood) |
menstruation |
applied - hot water and flannel to abdomen |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - skullcap |
syphilis |
|
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
wounds |
performed - write charm with menstrual blood on papyrus sheet worn - papyrus sheet tied up with ribbon around waist |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - washing clothes with three or four fingers |
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood mixed into food and/or drink |
sex |
ingested - oysters |
sterility |
|
sexual intercourse |
|
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps and pains |
ingested - calcium pills |
mensuration |
ingested - juice of the boiled bean |
menstruation |
|
number, gender cause, prediction |
|
cramps |
ingested - tansy tea |
menstrual ailments |
ingested - ginger tea. |
menstruation |
Cohush. |
menstruation |
|
warts |
applied - menstrual blood |
wounds |
applied - menstrual blood |
illness, healing methods, antisepsis |
applied - menstrual blood |
illness, healing methods, emmenagogue |
|
blood, menstruation, incest |
|
rheumatism, gout, menstruation |
applied - bandages soaked in one’s own urine or menstrual blood |
birth, menstruation, hard contractions |
performed - place crushed ginger at doorstep of woman in labor |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - spitting water in which menstrual cloth is washed |
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
fertility, fecundity |
|
menstruation |
|
impotency |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps and pains |
ingested - calcium; vitamin B-12 |
mensuration |
|
tuberculosis, consumption |
|
menstruation |
|
cramps |
ingested - black pepper, water |
childbirth |
|
menstrual ailments |
ingested - water, black pepper, red pepper. |
freckles |
applied - menstrual cloth |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
dead bone, menstruation |
menstrual blood |
menstruation |
menstrual blood |
menstruation, conception |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood mixed with male urine |
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
tertian fever, maleria |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
contraception |
|
pregnancy |
|
mental retardation |
|
confinement, lying in, purification |
|
impotency |
|
gender, cause, prediction |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood mixed with coffee |
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstruation |
|
menstrual ailments |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps and pains |
ingested - aspirin and hot tea |
mensuration |
|
mensuration |
|
delivery, labor, difficulty |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps |
ingested - black pepper tea (with sugar) |
menstrual ailments |
ingested - hot wine |
menstruation |
|
menstruation, cleanliness |
|
menstruation |
ingested - applied - tea of “matamoreal” |
menstruation |
|
pimples |
applied - first menstrual blood |
rheumatism, gout |
applied - bandages soaked in urine or menstrual blood |
quartan fever |
worn - silver amulet with black ram’s wool, menstrual blood |
stomach ailments |
“Cohush,” (herbal) |
aphrodisiacs, menstruation |
|
menstruation |
performed - restricted activities |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
performed - dipping coin into blood |
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood in food |
fertility, menstrual pain |
birthwort |
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |
scrofula |
applied - menstrual blood |
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, aphrodisiacs |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood in food |
bodily activities, functions |
|
menstrual ailments, cramps and pains |
ingested - Midol |
mensuration |
|
deformities, deformity, menstruation, cripple |
|
conjury, menstruation |
|
conjury |
|
epilepsy |
applied - menstrual blood to patient’s feet, without their knowledge |
menstruation |
|
menstruation, cleanliness |
|
menstruation |
|
pimples |
applied - menstrual blood |
rickets |
applied - urxaban, egg, linen |
hair |
|
menstruation |
|
menstruation, odor |
performed - jump over fragrant plant |
menstruation |
ingested - menstrual blood of a woman who flows freely. |
menstruation |
applied - menstrual blood |