134 USES OF PLANTS BY INDIANS [ETH. ANN. 33 



nostrils of horses to enable them to run well without getting out of 

 lircath. It was supposed to strengthen and help them. The flower 

 lieaiis mixed with shelled corn were fed to horses to make them 

 swift and put them in good condition. 

 AcHTLLEA sriLLEFOLiTTAr L. Yarrow, Milfoil. 



IIa"k-nintgh (Winnebago), woodchuck tail {ha^k, woodchuck; 

 nntxh. tail). Named from the appearance of the leaf. 



An infusion of this herb was used by the Winnebago to bathe 

 swellings. I"or earache a wad of the leaves, also the infusion, was 

 put into the ear. 

 Artemisia DRAcrNrrxoiDEs Pursli. Fuzzy-weed. 



Iha-wta-ki (Oniaha-Ponca) . 



Rake-hi"f!hck (AVinnebago), bushy weed, or fuzzy weed (rakr, 

 weed; hi'^shek, bushy, fuzzy). 



Kihapiliicus (Pawnee), broom {kihMru, broom; piliwun, to sweep). 



Among the AVinnebago the chewed root was put on the clothes 

 as a love charm and hunting charm. The effect was supposed to be 

 secured by getting to windward of the object of desire, allowing the 

 wind to waft the odor of the herb thither. The Omaha ascribed the 

 same powers to this species and used it in the same ways as they did 

 the gray species of this genus next mentioned. It was used also in 

 the smoke treatment. A W'iiineliago luedicine-man said a handful 

 of the tops of tliis species dipped into warm water served as a 

 sprinkler for the body to relieve fevers. According to a Pawnee in- 

 formant a decoction made of the tops was used for bathing as a 

 remedy for rheumatism. Brooms for sweeping the lodge floor were 

 made by binding together firmly a bundle of the tops. Fi'oni this 

 use comes its Pawnee name. The plant was liked for this purpose 

 because of its agreeable, wholesome odor. 



Artemisia frigida Willd. Little Wild Sage. 



Wia-ta-pezhihuta (Dakota), woman's medicine {wia, woman; fa, 

 genitive sign; pes/uhufa, medicine). The name refers to its use 

 as explained farther on. 

 Pezhe-Rota zkinga (Omaha-Ponca), little gi-ay herb {pezM, herb; 



Kota, gray; zhinga, little). 

 KiiPoJiki (Pawnee). 



A (icccK'tion of this species was used for bathing and was also taken 

 internally by women when menstruation was irregular; hence the 

 Dakota name. 



Artemisia oxaphalodes Nutt. AViUl Sage. 

 PezMJiota hlaska (Dakota), flat pezhihota. 

 Peske-Kota (Omaha-Ponca), gray herb. 



