Other herbs that were used included chickweed, coltsfoot, comfrey, dandelion, dock, fenugreek, flax, groundsel and hawthorn. Herb robert, kidneywort, lady's bedstraw, lavender, lime flowers, meadowsweet and madder were also used. Nettle, pansy, peppermint, plantain, primrose, raspberry were used in skin complaints, as were rosemary, sage, slippery elm, sorrel, speedwell, tansy, watercress, white horsehound and witch hazel.
Cinnamon was also used externally, as were lemon, raw potato juice, vinegar, carrot and turnip.
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