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Materials:
1 large handful Tansy leaves
1/4 pint (2/3 cup) water (spring preferably)
1/4 pint (2/3 cup) milk
small pan
bottle
Put leaves, water and milk in a small pan and bring to boil. Simmer for 15 min then allow to cool in the pan. Strain the tonic into a bottle or jar. Apply cold to the skin on a piece of cotton or splash it on after the shower!!!!
TANSY SKIN TONIC
Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.
~Jeffrey Glassberg
Turpentine was a great cureall in the South and was commonly available. Curative properties of turpentine were used to treat lockjaw, colds, fever, throat problems, bruises and sprains.
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