Q.LMORE] TAXONOMIC LIST OF PLANTS I33 



The Teton Dakota say that this phint is always found in p.uine- 

 dog towns, and that these animals cat it. A decoction of Boehe-ra 

 together with Gufwryesui is used as a medicine for coughs in 

 horses. 



According to the Omaha it will cause nosebleed and they use it 

 for that purpose to relieve headache. The leaves an.l tops, pulver- 

 ized, were snuffed up the nostrils. 



GtJTiERREziA SAROTHRAE (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom- weed. 



A decoction of the herb was given to horses as a remedy for too 

 lax a condition of the bowels. They were induced to drink the bit- 

 ter preparation by preventing tliem access to any other drink. 

 Grindelia sqxtarrosa (Pursh) Dnnal. Sticky Head. 



Pte-ichi-yulia (Dakota), curly buffalo (/>/r, buffalo; hhl, together; 

 yuKa, curly, frizzly). 



Pezhe-wasek (Omaha-Ponca), strong herb {waxck^ strong). 



Bakshitits (Pawnee), stick-head {hnk^ head; sJdfifs, sticky). 



Among the Teton Dakota a decoction of the plant was given to 

 children as a remedy for colic. A Ponca said this was given also for 

 consumption. The tops and leaves were boiled, according to a 

 Pawnee infonnant, to make a wash for saddle galls and sores on 

 horses' backs. 



SoLiDAGO sp. Goldenrod. 



Zha-sage-zl (Omaha-Ponca), hard yellow-weed (zha, weed; sage, 

 hard; 2/, yellow). 



Goldenrod served the Omaha as a mark or sign in their floral 

 calendar. They said that its time of blooming was synchronous with 

 the ripening of the corn;. so when they were on the summer buffalo 

 hunt on the Platte River or tlie Republican River, fai- from tlieir 

 homes and fields, the sight of the goldenrod as it began to bloom 

 caused them to say, " Now our corn is beginning to ripen at home." 



Aster sp. Prairie Aster. 



An unidentified prairie aster was declared by a Pawnee to be the 

 best material for moxa. The stems were reduced to charcoal which, 

 in pieces a few millimeters in length, was set on the skin over the 

 affected part and fired. 



Laciniaria scariosa (L.) Hill. Blazing Star. (PI. .'50 A.) 



Ao"f(xshe (Omaha-Ponca); also called m/ik.a''-,saf/i, hard medicine. 

 Kahtsii-daw/du or kahtm-rawidu (Pawnee), round medicine 



{kahtsu, medicine; rawidu or dauridu, round). 

 A Pawnee said the leaves and conn were boiled together and the 

 decoction was given to children for diarrhea. An Omaha made the 

 statement that the conn after being chewed was blown into the 



