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Prògram Choinnich

Date 25 March 1997
Track ID 5292
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

Program Choinnich 25.03.1997

Summary

Discussion about medicinal plants such as bog myrtle.

Nan MacLeod discusses medicinal plants, including bog myrtle which has a strong smell and can keep midges away. One company had plans to grow it on Skye. Oil from the plant can prevent proliferation of mites in the home or keep pests from vegetables. It can also be used for dyes and is not poisonous. Eyebright was used in older times as a treatment for eye problems, while heather was used as a foundation for roads. These things are known through the oral tradition.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good