A horse’s nose was held over a burning container of the shav- 
ings from the dried root mixed with charcoal; this helped to cure 
distemper, pneumonia, coughing, and running nose (RS, AV). 
There seemed to be confusion regarding the correct identity of 
chechi. RS claimed it to be a species of Geranium, while Carlson 
(1973) claimed it to be a species of Lomatium. Some Flatheads 
claimed Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum to be the plant. 
PB claimed the baked roots of Geranium were used as a poul- 
tice on wounds, cuts, or swellings. The scum resulting from 
boiling the roots was used externally for wart treatment, or the 
milky sap was directly applied from a fresh plant (RS, AV). The 
mashed root placed inside a buckskin ora piece of cloth of tightly 
bound around a woman’s painful breast or for “milk fever” (RS). 
GROSSULARIACEAE 
Ribes spp. — (Currants and gooseberries) 
Currants (without thorns): stemtu (AP, CW) 
Gooseberries (with thorns): nte (PB, AP, AV, 
CW) 
The fruits were eaten fresh, cooked, or sometimes were dried 
for future use (PB, RD, AP, RS, CW). 
HYDRANGEACEAE 
Philadelphus lewisii Pursh — (Mockorange) 
waxelshp (PB, AP, JP, AV, CW) 
Pipestems (RD, AV), bows (JP), combs (AV), and arrow shafts 
(AV) were made from the branches. 
LABIATAE 
Mentha arvensis L. — (Mint) 
xenxene (Ad, PB, AP, AV, CW): per- 
tains to ‘cool’ 
An infusion of the plant was drunk for colds (RS, T-H), coughs 
(T-H), and if mixed with Juniperus scopulorum boughs, for 
fevers (Ad). The green leaves were also packed around aching 
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