Traditional Healing Methods

[Daryl]

Sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place... please move if it is.

I'm interested in the ancient celtic healing arts. Not to put too fine of a point on that but anything along the lines of go-to herbs, healing methods (poultices, alcohol extractions, etc), or even non medicine-type thing such as catching the first light in the morning for a bad wound or something.

I've not run across such information, but would be very interested in such. I don't need it all handed to me, but a point in the right direction would be nice. I just thought maybe some of you guys who have researched alot of celtic history have bumped into some little tid-bits or interesting stories about such things.

[chrisupyonder]

Dried Sphanum moss for cuts and scrapes. Was used in both world wars as it is very absorbant.

Chris.

[Laird_M]

Since pre-Roman times dried yarrow or 'soldiers wound wort' was used like sphagnum moss. I've actually used it myself and it really does work!

PM me your email addy and I can supply more info if you want.

[CDNSushi]

This thread is arguably better off in the Miscellaneous forum, although I don't think that the mods would necessarily insist that it be moved there at this point.

I will however mention that although this thread seems fine to me right now, I wouldn't want it to stray into rule-breaking territory. As long as it is kept to general discussion on the topic and does not evolve into people asking advice for specific ailments or problems or something that could be seen as asking for or giving medical advice, all is well.

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Thank you all for understanding, and please do carry on.

[Emmet]

Dried Sphanum moss for cuts and scrapes. Was used in both world wars as it is very absorbant.

Chris.

Also seen a study on it recently and it has a host of clotting agents of note in it.

[Riverkilt]

I've always wondered if there were "Medics" to tend the wounded after the old ferocious battles...what they used to sew up/heal those who survived.

[Daryl]

I should have stressed I'm not seeking medical advice, nor do I wish for it to turn into that myself. My reasoning is that alot of that type of knowledge is lost to time. We have fairly good records of Chinese, Greek, Indian, and Native American history on this topic, but I have never seen anything relating to our heritage in this regard.

As far as the post goes it's for my own knowledge of the historical uses of plants specifically associated with Celtic peoples.

The moss was an interesting one, I'd not heard that. Yarrow was used the same way by the Native Americans and seems like maybe that was a universal herb for wounds and bleeding.

Thanks for the replies, hope to see many more and that we can keep it on target

Also would like to know about foods they may have foraged for if anyone has any of that info.