VARICOSE VEINS

According to Somerset practice, an ointment made from MALLOW or MARSH MALLOW roots and unsalted lard was used to treat the condition, equally useful for sore feet, too (Tongue. 1965; Page 1978), and bathing the feet in which the flowers of MARIGOLD had been infused, was another Somerset way of dealing with the problem (Tongue. 1965). At one time the roots of BRISTLY OX-TONGUE were used, bound to the affected part (see Tusser). CYPRESS cones were also used (Palaiseul).