Johan Turi's Medical Knowledge

An Account of the Sami p. 125

Pain relief - Head Ailments

One treatment for head pain is to pull one’s hair. But one pulls only a little hair on the top of the head, and these one pulls out quickly, so that the scalp is pulled free from where it was stuck, so that the blood can travel in its usual way. And the head must be rubbed until it grows hot. And the final treatment is to roughly or briskly rub upwards from four different directions and from both cheeks. On the nape and temple areas one must rub upwards with one’s hand only three times, and then finally one must tear the hairs out whole by pulling upward. And then one washes the head in hot, strong coffee. But the nape one must rub the most.

Muitalus sámiid birra p. 125

Oaivevihkái

Oaivevihkái lea okta goansta dakkár, ahte ravggoduvvo[jit] vuovttat. Muhto váldojuvvo[jit] beare moadde vuovtta bajil oaivvis, ja de [galgá] ravget fáhkkestaga, vai náhkki luovvana luovos, mii lea darvánan gitta, vai beassá varra golgat su dábálaš lági mielde. Ja ruvvejuvvot galgá dassážii go oaivi báhkkana. Ja maŋimus goansta lea, ahte garrasit dahje čavga božistuvvo bajás njealji guovllus guovtti nieras. Ja niskki ja gállu beale galgá beare bajás ruvvenládje jođihit gieđaid golmma geardde, ja de maŋimus galgá gaikkihit visot olles oaivevuovttaid bajás. Ja de bassat báhkka, garra gáfiin oaivvi. Muhto niskki galgá eanemus ruvvet.

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