Mountain Folks

**Unchained** · June 7th, 2006, 06:44 PM

Me and my sons just spent some time this evening at Clear creek park teaching a set of grandparents and their grandson how to skip rocks and get honeysuckle drops from the flower (gooooood stuff!). These folks are from Caney ridge (been there all their lives). I was floored when I learned that elp6n (from Bold Camp-spent her life in woods taking nature photos with her dad) had no idea about drinking suckle juice. Guys: Do me a favor. Be honest with your replies and tell me if you know this (you must be from SWVA to answer).

Baby have colic? Break off a tiny bit of catnip, boil in water, and little junior will be smiling and sleeping in moments. Now you must be careful-catnip is a hallucenogen, so it must be a tiny piece of leaf.

Got allergy problems? A teaspoon of pure honey at bedtime will help immensley.

Migraine? Headache? Find a willow tree, open the leaf and chew (most know this)

Stomach bothering you? Yellowroot is the cure

If you have never tasted honeysuckle, you are missing a treat. Now if it's April, you won't get much, but right now just pull gently at the green stem base, tug the string so to speak, and catch the drop. I honestly thought EVERY mountainfolk knew this.

It amazes me that folks from here do not pay attention to where they live. I grew up ridge-running, and I guess I just took this all for granted. You just can't beat Granny Clampett meds lol. Most of these were taught to us by the Cherokee (you know-those ignorant savages?) Heavy sarcasm intended there obviously.

**imported_MoonlightGraham** · June 7th, 2006, 07:11 PM

hmmmm...i know grandpa had some yucky cough syrup back in the day, but it worked.

**Unchained** · June 7th, 2006, 07:15 PM

I didn't even add shine syrup. I am POSITIVE everybody knows that one.

The_Sage · June 7th, 2006, 09:42 PM

what about boiling white oak bark and gargling for sore throat?

**Unchained** · June 7th, 2006, 09:47 PM

Anyone else have stuff to add?

**Biggin** · June 7th, 2006, 10:21 PM

Drinking horse p-iss to keep your hair from falling out.

**MikMo** · June 8th, 2006, 01:53 AM

I thought the honeysuckles were just a given that everybody did that around here.

June 8th, 2006, 07:59 AM

Even though I've eaten them quite a bit, I discovered that honeysuckle drops are somewhat poison. Bet ya didn't know that. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**Shoe** · June 8th, 2006, 08:18 AM

To stop an Ear Ache [censored] in that persons ear.

**TheBeast** · June 8th, 2006, 08:21 AM

I guess I am the same that I just took for granted most around here knew all these things. But I guess getting out and doing things in the woods and learning these things aren't as fun as icq and play station. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]