PODS 

 Found in dry areas. 



species, Ranunculus scel - 

 eratus ; Cursed Buttercup, 

 has a poison, aenonal, that 

 causes intestinal inflama- 

 tion. If the acrid, burning 

 juice is tasted, spit it out. 



H-17. HEDGE MUS- 

 TARD, Descurainia pin - 

 natum ; Mustard Fam. Al- 

 so called Western Tansy 

 Mustard. 2' tall, erect 

 plant; leaves once or twice 

 divided into small seg- 

 ments, ashy color. Small, 

 yellow flowers appear on long slender stems. 



The Mexican name is Pamito and is sold in their drug stores. 

 The seeds are crushed and used as poultices or made into a tea 

 for summer complaint. Leaves, picked young, are good boiled. 



Indians gathered seeds by knocking them into baskets. The 

 seeds were stirred over an open fire in a pan, then ground and 

 made into a mush or stirred into soup. Pomo Indians mixed the 

 seeds with their corn meal for better taste. In Mexico the seeds 

 were made into a poultice for wounds. Brooks wrote: "It is said 

 to be an attenuate, expectorant and diuretic, and is strongly re- 

 commended in chronic coughs and hoarseness. " 



H-18. SHEPHERD'S 

 PURSE, Capsella bursa- 

 ^ pastoris . 3" -2 4" tall 

 herb; stem single, with 

 branching, deeply cut bas- 

 al leaves that have a pep- 

 pery flavor; tiny white flow- 

 ers become triangular pods, 



Used as a pot herb, it 

 tastes like cabbage; also 

 young leaves eaten raw. 

 Indians roasted seeds and 

 used as a nutritious meal. 



An infusion of 1 ounce of 



Des. 



Grass 



Oak 



Sage 



Chap. 



Most States 



Most Hab. 



Most States 

 W. Can. 



BASAL 

 LETAf 



