STEVENSON] MEDICAL PKACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 45 



of the kidneys. On returning to the house he is wrapped in bhxnkets. 

 If the patient be a woman she does not run, but sits bundled in heavy 

 blankets. The medicine often induces vomiting. It belongs to all 

 the people. 



Chcnopodium cormitum Benth. & Hook. CHENOPODiACE.ffi. 



Goosefoot family. 

 Ha'techi, 'strong odor leaf Qia<Tia'li, leaf; te'chi, strong odor). 

 The plant is steeped in water and (he vapor is inhaled to relieve 

 headache. This remedy- belongs to all tlie fraternities. 



Orassina grandifiora (Nutt.) Kuntze. Zinnia. Carduace.^. 



Tiiistle i'amily. 

 Tu'na ikiapokut, 'put into cj'es' (tu'na, eyes; i'kkipokia, to put 

 into) . 

 The entire jdant is reduced to powder between stones; tliis is 

 sprinkled over hot stones, beside wluch sits a fever j)atient, who 

 mhales the fumes. Tliis treatment is accompanied with a sweat- 

 bath, boti^ the patient and the stones with the mculieine being cov- 

 ered with heavy blankets. The ])owder Ls also ejected from the mouth 

 upon a bruise, wluch is then bound with a cloth. The blossoms are 

 crushed in cold water to make an eye-wash. 

 The plant belongs to all the fraternities. 



Crotontexensis (Klotz-sch) Muell. iVrg. Croton. Euphorbiace.*;. 



Spurge family. 

 Ha'suski, 'coyote leaf {ha<.li(i'li, leaf; su'ski, coyote). So 

 named from tiie odor of the plant. 

 A tea made by boiling the entire plant is drunk as a remedy for sick 

 stomach. This tea is used also as a purgative, and to stimulate 

 action of the Iddneys. 



The plant belongs to all the fraternities. 



Cnjptanthe crassifsepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene. Bokagina- 



CE^. Borage family. 

 Ha'uheya'we, 'leaf-down come out' Qia<ha'li, leaf; u'he, down 

 [reference to coma]; ya'ire, come out). 

 The entire plant is ground and a handful of the powder is well 

 stirred in a small bowl of hot water. To relieve extreme fatigue, 

 the infusion is ap]>hod with raw cotton, or with the hand, to the feet 

 and legs. An a])phcation at night is said to insure relief. Tlus plant 

 belongs to all the fraternities. 



Cucurhita pepo L. Squash. Cucltibitaceje. Gourd famil3^ 

 Mo'teydla, ' egg-shaped itiside seeds sit down' (mo <m.o'li, round 

 or egg-shaped; te'ya, inside; la, sit down). Tlie word 

 for seed is not expressed, but it is fully understood. The 

 name has reference to squash and melons always resting on 

 the ground in the field and on the floor in the house, never 

 standmor. 



