Folk-Lore of West and Mid-Wales

by Jonathan Ceredig Davies

FOR THE BITE OF A MAD DOG.

“Seek some plantain, and a handful of sheep’s sorrel, then pound well in a mortar with the white of eggs, honey, and old lard, make it into an ointment and apply to the bitten part, so that it may be cured.”—Physicians of Myddfai.