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At San Ildefonso corn smut stirred in cold water is drunk as a cure 

 for diarrhea. At Santa Clara some women use it in the same way as 

 a remedy for irregular menstruation.^ 



Tesx, ' valley Cottonwood stew' {te^ Populus wislizeni; sse., stew, 

 sauce). 



This is a fungus growth found on the ground near, or on the decay- 

 ing wood of , a Cottonwood tree. When boiled and eaten it is con- 

 sidered a delicacy. 



"'Ojaqwitsips^rj^ 'milkweed eye pus' {''ojaqwl^ milkweed, Asclepias 

 sp. see p. 54; tsi^ eye; fs^y^ pus). 



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A reddish creamlike scum on stagnant water. 

 This is seen on pools along the Rio Grande. It has little smell. 

 This substance is not used b}'^ the Tewa, 



P'o'?/;, 'stained,' 'stain,' 'moldy,' 'mold.' 



% . Mold, Mildew. 



Thus: pQmp'q'^ini)^ 'moldy bread' (/>^?7, bread; ^/o'?^, moldy, mold.) 



JSfampu^ 'earth swelling' {7iq,y^ earth; p^u^ to puff up). 

 Geaster sp. Earth Star. 

 At Santa Clara the powdery seed-spores are used as a remedy for a 

 white or yellow discharge from the ear; they are blown into the ear 

 through a tube of corn husk or paper. 



Nqmp'u. 



I . Potato. 



See sxgqbt\ page 73. 



FERNS 



K^E^rfQinp'e^ 'mountain-lion-foot plant' {k'seij, mountain-lion;' ai)^ 



foot; p^e, stick, stalk, plant). 

 Dryopteris jilix-mas. Shield Fern. 

 It is believed that this plant produces no seeds. The spore-sacs on 

 the under surfaces of the fronds are considered to have no function of 

 reproduction. 



Poha^ 'water leaf (po, water; lea, leaf). 

 FiUxfragilis. Brittle Fern. 



PapPe. (San Ildefonso.) ' OFiip'e'ns^^l Cdk'y,, unexplained; 



p'e^ns^M, weed). (Santa Clara.) 

 Nothold&na fendleri. Cloak Fern. 



1 Mrs. Stevenson (The Zuni Indians, 23d! Awn. Rep. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 297) tells of a usage of 

 this fungus by the Zuni: " Though hemorrhage is uncommon it sometimes occurs, and for this 

 trouble a tea is made by pouring boiling water over the fungus known as corn smut ( UstUago maidis), 

 which has the same effect as the ergot of the pharmacopeia," 



