Take smartweed tea for diarrhea. Take tea made of hops for bowel trouble. Take three spoonfuls of apple vinegar thrice daily to regulate the waste of the body. Tea made from the bark of a butternut tree is a fine laxative and does not cause griping. Tea made from raspberry leaves is a good remedy for diarrhea.
Tea made of the bark from the east side of a peach tree is a good laxative.
Three teaspoonfuls of flour, one-fourth teaspoonful of pepper and enough water to make a paste, will cure diarrhea. To cure diarrhea in a child, give it a tea made from the new sprouts of a black raspberry plant. To cure diarrhea in a child, let it drink milk to which ground nutmeg has been added. To cure inflammation of the bowels caused by swallowing a hair, eat a herring and then take a dose of castor oil. To make a mild cathartic, slice turnips, sprinkle with sugar and let them stand overnight.