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Table 3 Mineral and chemical remedies
| Compound | Source | Use(s) | Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | T1 p. 58 | Turi says it is a substance which causes great harm | ingestion | |
| ash/sand | T1 p. 129 | inability to pass afterbirth | place a hot compress of sand and ash wrapped in woolen fabric just below mother’s chest | A: [12, 13, 29] |
| C: [20, 33] | ||||
| copper | T1 p. 124 | swelling | mix flecks of copper into reindeer fat and apply to swelling | A: [12, 13] |
| B: [8, 48] | ||||
| C: [49, 50] | ||||
| mercury (quicksilver) | T1 p. 127 | broken bones, contusions, shooting pains, severe diarrhea | swallow a spoonful of quicksilver** | A: [12, 13, 56] |
| B: [74] | ||||
| C: [74, 75] | ||||
| T1 p. 127 | sties and other eye ailments | apply quicksilver to affected area | " | |
| T1 p. 127 | protects against ghosts | carrying quicksilver* | A: [12, 56] | |
| Muscovite (fox gold, yellow mica) | T1 p. 128 | joint problems | grind the muscovite as fine as flour, mix in water, and then drink* | B: [76] |
| C: [77] | ||||
| silver | T1 p. 120 | excessive bleeding | press the bleeding vessel with a silver coin* | A: [12, 13] |
| T1 p. 170 | pain relief | press silver to affected area* | A: [12, 13] | |
| B: [14] | ||||
| snakestone | T1 p. 115 | skill at law | steal a snakestone from where snakes breed* | A: [12, 29, 56] |
| soot (carbon or copper oxides) | T1 p. 124 | male urinary blockage | rub soot from the bottom of a copper kettle on the outside of the penis | A: [12, 29] |
| strychnine | T1 p. 94 | wolf poison | put strychnine mixed with lead shavings or inside a tallow plug in chunks of reindeer meat | |
| sulfur | T2 XXXIX | parasites in dogs | give the dog stinking assa (Ferula asafetida) and sulfur to eat | A: [13] |
| C: [78] |
