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Show Iris, Snake Bite Cure Iris typifies wisdom, faith and courage. Its early medicinal value, according to doctors of the time, was as a cure for snake bites, fits, dropsy, bruises, anger and coughs. Some doctors went so far as to say that if petals of the iris were placed on a black and blue spot for five days the fiesh would assume the natural color. The roots of the iris were used as teething rings for babies ba-bies and are used to this day in some countries. The iris was used by Louis VII in his crusades in U37. |