An tSaileach Rua — “Cé go bhfuil tréithe…”

Cé go bhfuil tréithe na sailí mar phianmhúchán aitheanta go heolaíoch, níl fianaise eolaíoch le gach úsáid a bhaintí as an gcrann. Luaiter go minic i mBailiúchán na Scol gur ‘leigheas’ do dhaoine maola í: “It is said if your head is bald, to make ointment by boiling the marrow of a bone and the bark of a black sally together. This is supposed to be rubbed on the head regularly and in a short time the hair will grow.”