Pumpkin Seed Tea Cure

In the short anecdote heard here, Elsie Smith explains her experience with pumpkin seed tea and how she saw it work.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplercollection/1003/thumbnail.jp

Elsie Diamond Smith

Elsie Diamond Smith, born in New Brunswick around 1900, was one of the informants for Margaret Small’s folklore project. An African-American, she had moved to Bangor over fifty years before the interview with Small. She had extensive knowledge of herbal remedies for many ailments.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/1011/thumbnail.jp