Buttercups worn in a bag around the neck would cure insanity.
An amulet of senna, mint, and rue worn as a bracelet averted evil, as did primrose and convolvulus picked on May first and twined into wreaths.
Woodbine cut on the waxing moon was made into hoops which were preserved until the following March. When children were ill they passed through a hoop three times to cure them.
St. John's Wort was most effective for curing fever if found by accident, especially on Midsummer's Eve.
Mustard and garlic warded off the plague.
Eating nettles mixed with the white of an egg cured insomnia.
Heather boiled in water and applied warm to the top of the head cured a headache.
To cure cataracts draw fresh water from a well, taking care not to rest the basin on earth or stone, only wood. Add a gold or silver coin to the water, then blades of grass and let seep. Pass the blades of grass across the eye, then pour water from the basin into the eyes.
To cure ague swallow a spider wrapped in a raisin.
To cure baldness rub goose droppings over the affected area.
Tie an eel skin around the knee to alleviate cramps.
To cure a toothache, touch a dead man's tooth.
To make freckles disappear, cover them with blood from a bull or hare, or use water distilled from crushed walnuts