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. 2013 Aug 13;9:57. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-57

Table 4.

Conditions

Ailment   Source Method References
appetite loss
T1 p. 119
let blood from above the foot*
A: [12,13]
B: [79]
backaches
T1 p. 126
massage the area, pull and stretch the skin
A: [12,13,29]
C: [80,81]
bleeding, hemorrhage
T1, T2 p. 129, XXV, XXXI
recite an incantation**
A: [29]
body aches (hip, back, chest, shoulder, shooting pains)
T1, T2 p. 119, XXVIII
let blood from specific areas of the body*
A: [12,13]
B: [79]
boils
T2 XXIX
recite an incantation**
A: [13,29]
bostta
T1, T2 p. 122, 128, XVIII, XIX
(see below)
A: [12]
dead body bostta (from touching a dead person’s clothing or smelling their corpse)
T2 XVIII
recite an incantation**
A: [13,29]
dead body bostta (from ingestion of corpse fluid)
T2 XVIII
none provided
 
dry-earth bostta (psoriasis?)
T2 XVIII
rub a piece of sod (possibly a lichen) on affected area**
C: [67,68,82]
earth bostta (infectious disease?)
T2 XVIII
rub a piece of sod (possibly a lichen) on affected area**
C: [67,68,82]
old-maid bostta (unknown)
T2 XVIII
press the sick spot with the old-maid’s clothes and recite an incantation**
B: [14]
wet-earth bostta (small pox, chicken pox, eczema?)
T2 XVIII
rub a piece of sod (possibly a lichen) on affected area**
C: [67,68,82]
wind bostta (genetic condition, maybe eczema?)
T2 XVIII
recite an incantation**
 
chest pain
T1 p. 119
let blood from above the foot*
A: [12,13]
B: [79]
childbirth
T1, T2 p. 24, 128–129 XXXVIII
advice and various techniques provided (see other tables)**
A: [12,13]
constipation
T1 p. 124
administer an edema of oatmeal and warm water, or reindeer bone fat and warm water
A: [12,13]
coughing
T1 p. 126
cool soles of patient’s feet with ice and then heat them up as hot as the patient can stand
A: [12,13,63]
dislocated joints and fractures
T1 p. 167
cool the affected bones in a stream until numb then set the bones to the proper positions, secure with a splint
A: [13]
drowning
T1 p. 127
lay victim so water can drain out of the lungs, be quiet so as to not frighten the life spirit, massage the victim
A: [83]
C: [84]
fainting
T1 p. 120
burn undergarments, let blood from nine different locations*
 
T1 p. 127
flap victim’s arms up and down
A: [83]
C: [85]
fractures
T2 XXXV
burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) directly on the affected area
A: [12]
frostbite
T1 p. 124
massage affected area with subsurface snow until it becomes red again
A: [12]
gout
T1 p. 120
let blood from the outer side of the leg, arm, and ankle
A: [12,13]
B: [79]
headache
T1 p. 121
massage head and neck, pull hair at the apex of the head, wash the head in hot coffee
A: [12,13,29]
C: [61,81]
T2 XXXV
burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) directly on the affected area
A: [12]
nausea
T1 p. 127
measure the belt of the affected person (to induce vomiting)
A: [13]
pneumonia
T2 XXXV
burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) on body
A: [12]
pregnancy cravings
T2 XXXVII
pass partially chewed food to a female dog*
A: [12]
B: [14]
C: [16]
rheumatism
T2 XXXV
burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) directly on the affected area
A: [12]
startling
T1 p. 120
bleed three small amounts of blood from the “heart artery,” if bleeding persists, press with silver coin*
A: [12,13,29]
B: [79]
strained spermatic cords
T1 p. 126
rub gently in an upward direction
A; [12]
C: [80,81]
strained tendons
T2 XXVI
wrap with wool and recite an incantation**
A: [12]
C: [33]
swelling
T1 p. 124
mix flecks of copper into reindeer fat and apply to swelling
B: [8,48]
C: [49,50]
T1 p. 124
apply a thin layer of birch bark (Betula sp.) to the affected area
A: [12]
T2 XXXIV
burn a small piece of sailcloth on affected area
A: [12]
swelling explanation
T2 XXI, XXVII
an invasion of cold, heat, water, or perspiration into a wound, can use magic to prevent*
B: [7]
toothache
T1 p. 121
stab the sore gland near tooth with an awl, release at least three drops of blood
A: [12]
C: [86]
toothache
T1 p. 126
rub both sides of throat, all around the mouth, neck tendons, and back tendons
C: [61,86]
toothache
T2 XXXV
burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) directly on the affected area
 
unconscious infant (strangled by umbilical cord)
T1 p. 24
suck on mouth and nose, leave cord intact
 
urinary stoppage (female)
T1 p. 124
administer an edema of oatmeal and warm water, or reindeer bone fat and warm water
A: [12]
urinary stoppage (male)
T1 p. 124
rub soot from the bottom of a copper kettle on the outside of the penis
A: [12]
wound caused by iron T2 XXXI recite an incantation** A: [29]

*magical treatment.

**accompanying incantation.

A: mentions of similar remedies used in other cultures.

B: historical commentaries on a particular remedy or technique.

C: research that evaluates the possible efficacy of compounds or techniques described in the remedy.