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all; i'tonakia, eating food). The blossoms of the plant are feci to 

 newly hatched turkeys.' 



Rodicula sinuata (Nutt.) Greene. Brassicace^. Mustard 



family. 

 Tu'navena a'lra a'lcwawa, 'eje sick all medicine' (tu'na, eye; 

 we'na, sick: a'wa, all; a'lcwawa, medicine). 

 The entire plant is crushed in the hands and put mto cold water; 

 the infusion is used as an eye-wash. The blossoms are powdered and 

 sprinkled over live coals in a bowl; the patient holds his face over the 

 bowl to induce a copious flow of tears, which is said to give speedy 

 rehef from any ordinary eye trouble caused by inflammation. 

 The medicine belongs to all the fraternities. 



Ratibida columnaris (Sims) D. Don. Cone Flower. Cardua- 



CE-E. Thistle family. 

 Ya'Tconakla, ' bile vomit' {ya'Jco, bile, or any nauseous substance 

 in the stomach; na'Ma, to vomit). 

 The entu'e plant is soaked or steeped in water and the infusion is 

 drunk as an emetic. 



This medicme belongs to all the fraternities. 



Rumex mexicanus Weinm. Dock. Polygonace^. Buck- 

 wheat family. 

 Kwi'mi i'topona, 'painted root' (Jcwi'miKTcwi'miniiS, root; 

 i'topova, painted). 

 A tea made by boihng the root in water is drunk by members of 

 the Sword SwaUowers fraternity and of the Sword order of the Great 

 Fire fraternity, after swallowing the sword,- to soothe the tliroat. 

 The root, ground to powder, is given by theurgists to their patients 

 for sore throat. 



Tliis remedy belongs to all the fraternities, including the Le'weJcive, 

 Sword SwaUowers. 



Senecio multicapitatus Greenm. Senecio. Carduace^. Thistle 



family. 

 Pi'nal'u, 'grind leaf (pi [archaic], leaf; na'ku, to gi'ind). So 

 named from noise made by animals in eating this plant. 

 The blossoms are moistened with cold water and tied in a cloth 

 through which the medicine is dropped into the eyes to relieve inflam- 

 mation. Used in this way it belongs to all the people. 



The root, ground to powder in the fraternity chamber, is mixed 

 with cold water and the infusion rubbed over the limbs for "aching 

 bones." This medicine is applied morning, noon, and night by the 

 chosen theurgist, who must invoke the cougar of the north and the 



* Turkeys are raised for their feathers, which rank with eagle plumes in ceremonial importance. 

 > See 2SdAnn. Rep. Bur. Amer. Ethn., p. 482. 



