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Apio. The juice of its crushed leaves is drunk in hot water to reduce fever. 

 Cizaiia. A decoction of its stalks and leaves reduces fever. "This has great 



strength; use only a small amount of it." 

 Crochilla (unidentified). The upper layer of its leaves is peeled off and the 



pulpy oozing side is poulticed against forehead and temples to cure a head- 

 ache. Dried leaves are replaced by fresh oozing ones until the headache is 



cured. 

 Fucsia. A decoction of its flowers relieves a headache. To cure a rash, a decoc- 

 tion made of the entire plant is drunk and the affected parts bathed in it. 

 Limpia plata, a parasitic beardlike plant that grows on trees in Chile. "People 



go over there [from Argentina] to get it." A decoction of it relieves abdominal 



pain. 

 Llanten or siete venas, popularly known as rat's ears, found in pastures and 



other dry land. A decoction of its roots reduces coughing. Sap of its leaves 



and roots is applied directly to open wounds. To obtain the sap, leaves are 



heated directly over the fire; the roots are cut fine, put into a little bag, and 



laid into hot ashes until well heated. Both leaves and roots are then squeezed 



by hand to obtain the sap. 

 Lliuto or amancay. The crushed plant taken in a decoction relieves intestinal 



disturbances. 

 Maqui. Powder made of its dried leaves cures eczema. A decoction of its dried 



berries relieves kidney and bladder pains, and ends diarrhea. 

 Natri. When taken as a decoction it alleviates stomach ache and reduces fever. 

 Neneo. The body, when rubbed down with a decoction of the entire plant, is 



relieved of aches. 

 Paico. A decoction of its powdered roots when drunk ends vomiting and cures 



a stomach ache. 

 Panil. A decoction of its leaves relieves adults in every sickness ; children, more 



especially of stomach aches. It soothes open wounds when poured into them. 

 Paramela, found in pastures. Its crushed stem, leaves, and flowers are put on 



open wounds, such as cuts. A decoction of it cures stomach ailments. 

 Parrilla and nalca. A decoction made of leaves and stems of parrilla and of 



roots of nalca is taken orally to alleviate pain in the kidneys ; a decoction of 



the roots of nalca alone reduces fever, such as that of pneumonia. 

 Pasto de tres cantos. A decoction of the entire plant is taken when one is sick 



without localized pain. 

 Poleo (an unidentified mint, "with leaves a little smaller than those of oregano"). 



A decoction of its leaves relieves stomach ache. 

 Quillay, found in humid places. A decoction of it relieves headache; the juice 



of its crushed leaves reduces fever. 

 Quinal (unidentified). The plant grows on stones along the edges of lakes; it 



has few leaves and thick roots. Its juice is taken orally for heart disease 



and fever. 

 Retamolla or lechuguilla, a tall plant found in high altitudes. Used for seven 



sicknesses, among them lung infections, stomach troubles, and liver ailments. 



"It cured a woman here, not long ago, of a lung infection." 

 Roble chileno. A decoction of its core — "you know its heart is red" — is given 



to one thought to be bleeding from internal injuries, "like a man upon whose 



chest a tree has fallen." 



