‘What is good for burns, Ayla?’ ‘Let me think. Hyssop flowers mixed with goldenrod flowers and cone flowers, dried and powdered together in equal parts. Wet it and make it into a poultice, cover with a bandage. When it dries, wet it again with cold water poured on the bandage,’ she finished in a rush, then paused to think. ‘And, dried horsemint flowers and leaves are good for scalds, wet them in the hand and put it on the burn. Boiled roots of sweet rush makes a wash for burns.’ ‘Good, anything else?’ The girl searched her mind. ‘Giant hyssop, too. Chew the fresh leaves and stalk for a
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