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Malvackak 



Callirrhoe iNVOLrcRATA ( T. & G.) A. Gniv. Purple Mallow 



Short Bull, a half Brule, half Oglala, called this plant PeBhuta 

 Tuz^fiazilki., "smoke treatment medicine" {pezhuta, medicine: nWiia- 

 zilia having reference to its use to produce smoke for medical use). 

 Fast Horse, an Oglala, called it pezhuta, " medicine." 



Among the Teton Dakota this plant was used for the smoke treat- 

 ment, The dried root having been comminuted and fired, the smoke 

 was inhaled for cold in the head, and aching parts were bathed in it. 

 The root was boiled, the decoction being drunk for internal pains. 

 Malvastrum coccinetjm (Pursh) A. Gray. Red False Mallow. 



Ueyoha f.a pezhuta (Dakota ). " medicine of the hri/oku " {pezhuta, 

 medicine; heyoka, a dramatic order among tlie Dakota; la, the 

 genitive sign). 



This plant possesses to a large degree tiie mucilaginous propertv 

 which is in some degree conmion to all species of this family. On ac- 

 count of this property the Dakota heyoha utilized it by chewing it to 

 a paste, which was rubbed over hands and arms, thus making them 

 immune to the effect of scalding water, so that to the mystification 

 and wonderment of beholders these men were able to take up pieces 

 of hot meat out of the kettle over the fire. 



The plant was ahso chewed and applied to inflamed sores and 

 wounds as a cooling and healing salve. 



ViOLACEAE 



Viola sp. 



Among the Omaha children violets were used in playing a game. 

 In springtime a group of children would gather a (piantity of violets: 

 then, dividing into two equal parties, one party took the name of 

 their own nation and the other party took another, as for in.stance 

 Dakota. The two parties sat down facing each other, and each 

 phiyer snapped violets with his opponent till one or the other had 

 none remaining. The party having the greater number of violets 

 remaining, each party having had an equal numl)er at the beginning, 

 was the victor and playfidly taunted the other as being poor fighters. 



LoASACEAE 



Nttttallia nvda (Pursh) (Jreene. 



Toha hupepe (Dakota). 



The stems, after being strijjped of their leaves, were pounded to 

 extract the gummy yellow juice. Yhis was applied externally as a 

 remedv for fever after it had been boiled and strained. 



