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Heracleum lanatum Michx. Cow- 

 Parsnip. 



ko'no-gwip. 

 Heiichera rubescens Torr. and 

 related species. Alum- 

 root. 



wi'giin-dza. 



pa'sa-wi-gun-dza. 



The roots of this plant and 

 closely related forms, in- 

 cluding especially the 

 species of Mitella, used as 

 a remedy for colic, etc., in 

 babies and children. The 

 properties of the roots are 

 generally astringent. The 

 preparation from the root 

 is commonly spoken of as 



: to'sa-na-tsu, 



a 



word 



meaning "white medi- 

 cine," in reference to its 

 color. It is used in the 

 form of a tea or decoction. 

 It is still constantly used 

 and is highly valued. 

 Hieracium gracilis Hook and 

 scouleri Hook. Hawkweed. 



mu'tci-gi. 



mo'tci-gi. 

 Holodiscus discolor var. dumosa 

 Maxim. 



ku'si-wup. 



tin'go-ip. 



tiii'-gwip. 

 Hordeum nodosum L. and jubatum 

 L. Barley. 



kwa'tci-up. 



kan'kwai-tcup. 

 Humidus Vwpulus L. Hop. 



wa'mip. 



wa'na-na-tsa-mo-gi. 



u'na-tso-mo-gi. 

 bi'tca-mok. 



?Seeds sometimes mixed in 

 small amounts with the 

 meal or flour prepared from 

 seeds of grasses, etc., pre- 

 patory to baking into cakes. 

 Hydrophyllum occidentale Gray 

 and capitatum. Waterleaf. 

 toi'ya-ba-gwo-dzup. 



[toi'ya-bi, mountain, + pa'- 

 gwo-dzup.] 

 Hypnum sp. Moss, 

 pa'on-gup. 



Cf. Polytrichum. 

 Iva axilaris Pursh. 

 tu'ro-sip. 



[tu'o-bit, tu'ro-vi, black, + 



sip, sap, juice, + ilp.] 

 The same name includes also 

 Ambrosia, q. vid. 

 Iva xanthifolia Nutt. 



tu'ro-sip (cf. preceding form). 

 ?kum / un-tsi-a. 

 Used by a few, but doubtless 

 incorrectly. See Chenopo- 

 dium. 

 Ivesia gordoni Torr. and Gray. 



?toi'y a-wan-go-gip . 

 Jamesia americana Torr. and 

 Gray, 

 toi'ya-da-tsip. 



One of a number of moun- 

 tain plants known under 

 this general designation. 

 Juniperus califomica var. utah- 

 ensis, etc. Cedar; Juniper. 

 w r a'pi. 

 wap. 



The full name as heard among 

 the Shoshoni is wa' ap-o-pi, 



