It delves into the past and features a myriad interesting 'cures' and home remedies people have remembered from their past and have been handed down from parents and grandparents.

Curator of the exhibition, Megan Hicks from the Powerhouse Museum, attended the launch and praised the town for its uniqueness.

"Of all the places it's been in, having it in Lightning Ridge has been the most fun.

"This exhibition is not a static exhibition, it's growing as it goes. The exhibition was put together with the help of a number of people from different regional areas," she said.

Featured in the exhibition is a pin board where people are encouraged to write up remedies they remember from their past.

Ms Hicks said these would be collated and made into a booklet for the historical society.

Olwyn Johnson, Australia's first nurse practitioner, officially opened the exhibition and spoke about the difficulties nurses faced in rural and remote areas.

"It requires a dedication and a strong resilience to deal with the environmental factors and pesky opal miners. While living conditions have changed considerably here in Lightning Ridge, there still remains a small piece of the wild west," she said.

"I found a place to learn beyond the normal rounds of health care, and had to think outside the very narrow square to obtain health care that was equitable and affordable for the client."

Aboriginal elder June Barker was on hand to talk of Aboriginal remedies that are all but lost today.

"These are things that we have lost. Why didn't someone 100 years ago think to look into more Aboriginal medicines? We've lost them, like our languages and our bush foods, they're all gone."

"Things change over the years as time goes by. It's sad we've lost all these medicine plants." A Native American healer, William Two Feather, also attended the launch and gave insight into his healing methods.

The exhibition runs until August 14 at the Bush Nurses Cottage Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, and the Community Health Centre Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.