FuS-MfKRE™™^'] ETHNOBOTANY OF THE TEWA INDIANS 71 



small quantity of sugar. The paste is applied over ea(;li temporal 

 artery and on the forehead between the eyebrows. 



Mqnsujnt {mansii <Span. ; pu, base, root). 



? . New Mexican Spanish ye7'ha del manso. 



This plant grows especially along both sides of Ojo Caliente Creek, 

 in the vicinity of La Cueva, New Mexico. Mexicans dig it there and 

 sell it among Mexicans and Indians. A decoction is made of the plant 

 as one makes coffee, and this is drunk hot for stomachache. 



0Ji;4'r)Wc^p\', (^ohqyiose,^ sounded like 'okqjjws^, turkey-buzzard; 

 p'e, stick, weed). Known also merely as 'ohjyws^. 



? . 



This plant is described as growing about two feet high. It is said to 

 be a g-ood remed}^ for sick babies, the leaves being merely tied on the 

 cradle. The additional information was obtained that the plant has 

 large roots, which are not edible. 



'^Osawi'a. 



This is described as a species of weed, growing m lakes, springs, 

 and pools; it is tender and peppery, and was eaten raw. (See JBedu^ 

 water-cress, page 112.) 



' Osa (no ety molog}^ . 

 ? Aiigelica sp. 



A specimen of the root only was obtained. The leaf is said to re- 

 semble that of tobacco. 



The root, ''osapu (pu, root), is highly valued as a remed}'^ for diar- 

 rhea and almost all stomach disorders. A very small dose is recom- 

 mended. Some boil the root and drink the decoction; others chew the 

 root dry. A small piece ground fine and swallowed with a cupful of 

 water cures stomachache and vomiting. Young women should not 

 take this remedy, as it is highly astringent; it is particularly danger- 

 ous for a woman near the time of her confinement. 



' Osapu is an article of trade in the Tewa villages; it is ])rought from 

 the mountains by "Mexican" peddlers. 



The same root is used as a stomach tonic b}^ the Yavapai and other 

 tribes of southern Arizona. ^ 



'Osy,. 



Described as a kind of plant which grows in the mountains. 



Pa'iaup'e (San lldefonso), 'fish staff' {pa, fish; \iMip' e staff, 



prayer-stick). Pa'ejLope (Santa Clara). See below. 

 ? ■ New Mexican Spanish yerha de pescado, 'fish weed.' 



1 Angelica atropurpurea is used by the White Mountain Apache as a remedy, a small quantity being 

 mixed with tobacco. (Specimen in Field Museum, Chicago.) 



