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Roman Cure for my Headache, help needed.
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07-20-2016, 08:45 PM
According to Pliny I need a Fox's Genitals tied to my forehead.

I have the genitals no problem but I need someone to tie the knot for me.

I tried myself but it gave me a headache.
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07-20-2016, 09:09 PM
Pliny has some other useful remedies you could try:

"I find that headaches are relieved by tying a woman's brassiere on my head"

(Natural History 28.76)

Might be easier to find than a fox's genitals... [Image: wink.png]
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07-20-2016, 10:51 PM
Good idea, the fox was too heavy anyway.
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07-29-2016, 02:29 PM
Actually eating Celery was deemed a cure, as was boiling Celery and drinking the Celery water. Apparently boiled birch bark produces a chemical which imitates headache tablets and was a remedy used by the Romans and others in Europe.

I found this on an internet site- 'The Ancient Greeks and Romans preferred peppermint tea, but other popular cures included infusions made from elderflowers, chamomile, rosemary, betony, lavender and lime flowers'.

As with all these things do some research into these plants so you don't end up poisoning yourself!
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