Folklore: Mad Stone...an ancient healing tool

Subject: Folklore: Mad Stone...an ancient healing tool
From: open mike
Date: 05 Jan 10 - 11:57 PM

I just found out about this..
it is (or was) used to draw
poison and or infection out
of a wound. This "stone"
is found in the stomach of
a deer or cow..presumably a
sort of calcified hair ball
type object...typically it
was boiled in milk and placed
on a wound, where it would
stick until it had drawn out
the toxins. especially rabies.
Also known as bezoar.

http://farshores.org/p04stone.htm

http://appalachianhistory.blogspot.com/2009/02/madstone-would-stick-to-wound-and-draw.html

http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/su83k.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezoar

http://www.almanac.com/content/try-madstone

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okmurray/stories/mad_stone.htm