Medicine
From medieval times to the mid 20th century, Ragwort was used against inflammations of the eye, for sore and cancerous ulcers, rheumatism, sciatica and gout, for painful joints.
According to some, it would relieve the pain of bee stings.
Any applications are external only, never taken internally, and only under professional supervision.
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