60 ETHNOBOTANY OF THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 30 



bear of the west during the application, as this medicine is the special 

 property of these zooic gods. It is thus used by all the fraternities. 



Solanum elxagmfolium Cav. Bull Nettle. Solanace^. 



Nightshade family. 

 Ha'watapa, 'prickly leaf (Jia <ha'li, leaf; wa'tapa, prickly). 



The chewed root is placed in the cavity of an aching tooth. 



This remedy belongs to all the people. 



Solanum rostratum Dunal. Buffalo Bur. 



Mo'MacJdpa, 'prickly pod' (mo <mo'li, round or roundish, mo 



denoting the pod; Tcla'chipa, prickly). As will be seen 



above, wa'tapa also means 'prickly'. There are cases in 



which two words have the same meaning and a single word 



may embody two meanings. 



A pinch of the powdered root is put into a small quantity of water 



and the infusion is drunk to i-eheve sick stomach. It does not act 



as an emetic. 



This medicine belongs to all the fraternities. 



Solidago canadensis Gray. Goldenrod. Caeduace^. Thistle 



family. 

 Ha'cldlfowe, 'inside flower seeds' Qia<ha'li, leaf, referring to 

 petals of blossoms; chiltowe, inside seeds, in allusion to the 

 seeds in the blossom). 

 The crushed blossoms are put into water and the infusion is drunk 

 to reheve pains through the body; they are also chewed for sore 

 throat, and are considered excellent for both troubles. The medicine 

 belongs to all the people. 



Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton. Brassicace^. Mustard 



family. 

 Kwi'minne lupsine, 'yellow root' (kwi'minne, root: lupsine, 

 yellow) . 

 This plant is regarded by the Zimi as a specific for syphilis in the 

 primary stage. The entire plant is ground to a powder. The ulcers 

 are scraped with the iinger-nail until blood appears, when the parts 

 are bathed with cold water and the powder is appUed by the attend- 

 ing theurgist either by sprinkhng with the fingers or by taking the 

 medicine into his mouth and ejecting it on the ulcers. The remedy 

 belongs to all the fraternities. 



Tetraneurisscaposa (DC.) Greene. Carduace^. Thistle family. 



Hd'lo a'JcvMwa, 'ant medicine' Qid'lo, ant; a' Icwawa, laedicme). 



The entu'e plant is soaked in cold water for several hours, when it 



is ready for use. The infusion is employed externally for sore eyes 



and for cutaneous affections, and it is claimed that this treatment 



always brings relief unless the patient has a "bad heart." . This 



