Plants of the Cherokee Country. 251 
Melanthium.— The .root is a crow poison; and a sure, but 
severe cure for the itch. 
Pinus.—Boil the root, skim off the turpentine, spread it on 
Deer’s skin (tanned,) for a drawing plaster. 
Podophyllum peltatum.—A sirup is boiled of the root, and 
given for a purgative, two pills ata time. A drop of the juice 
of the fresh root in the ear, is a cure for deafness. (Sol have 
been told, I never witnessed it.) 
“Potentilla reptans.—A tea of it is given in fevers. 
Prunus cerasus virginiana.—Of the bark a tea is made, and 
drunk in feyers. 
Quercus alba.—The bark i used for an emetic. 
Quercus nigra and rubra.—A dye for leather. Ese 
Rosa.—The roots boiled, and drunk in cases of dysentary. 
Rubus fruticosus—T he root good to chew in coughs. 
eesecris canadensis.—The root is used for the red dye in 
basket mak 
a — cernuus. —The root roasted and mashed, aa for 
es. 
imum nigrum.—When young, made use of as the best re- 
worms. emt 
.— The whole plant a very good 
coction thereof, a pint is drunk 
antia virginica.—The leaves much relished greens 
table. 
filamentosa.—The roots pounded and boiled, are used 
of soap to wash blankets ; likewise to intoxicate fishes, 
Strewing them pounded on the water. The same is done 
“With Esculus, 
