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  PLANTS 
  USED 
  IN 
  MEDICINE. 
  '201 
  

  

  Rhus 
  (aromatica, 
  Ait. 
  ?) 
  " 
  White 
  Sumac." 
  Bokkwan'ibok. 
  

   Roots 
  are 
  boiled, 
  with 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  named 
  plant, 
  and 
  the 
  decoction 
  

   taken 
  to 
  cure 
  diarrhea. 
  

   (Gen. 
  et 
  sp. 
  !') 
  Ki'tshiodelminibok 
  — 
  "Big 
  Heart 
  Leaf." 
  

  

  Roots 
  boiled, 
  with 
  preceding, 
  and 
  decoction 
  taken 
  for 
  diarrhea. 
  

   Monarda 
  fistulosa, 
  L. 
  Wild 
  Bergamot. 
  Moshkos'wa"owi"s 
  , 
  — 
  "Little 
  Elk's 
  Tail." 
  

   The 
  root 
  is 
  used 
  by 
  making 
  a 
  decoction 
  and 
  drinking 
  several 
  swallows, 
  at 
  inter- 
  

   vals, 
  lor 
  pain 
  in 
  the 
  stomach 
  and 
  intestines. 
  

   Hydrophyllurn 
  Virginicum, 
  L. 
  Waterleaf. 
  Hirkite'waguus 
  . 
  

  

  The 
  roots 
  arc 
  boiled, 
  the 
  liquor 
  then 
  taken 
  for 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  chest, 
  bark, 
  etc. 
  

   Anemone 
  Pennsylvanicum,lj. 
  Pennsylvania 
  Anemone. 
  Pesfkwadzhi 
  bwiko 
  kok. 
  

  

  A 
  decoction 
  of 
  the 
  roots 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  lumbar 
  region. 
  

   Viola 
  (Canadensis, 
  L. 
  ?). 
  Canada 
  Violet. 
  Maskwl'widzhi'wiko'kok. 
  

  

  The 
  decoction 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  roots 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  region 
  of 
  the 
  bladder. 
  

   Phryma 
  leptostaehya, 
  L. 
  Lopseed. 
  Waia'bishkeno'kok. 
  

  

  The 
  roots 
  are 
  boiled 
  and 
  the 
  decoction 
  taken 
  for 
  rheumatic 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  legs. 
  

   Viola 
  pubescens, 
  Ait. 
  Downy 
  Yellow 
  Violet. 
  Ogite 
  wagu"s. 
  

   A 
  decoction 
  is 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  roots, 
  of 
  which 
  small 
  doses 
  are 
  taken 
  at 
  intervals 
  for 
  

   sore 
  throat. 
  

   Rosa 
  (lucida, 
  Ehrhart?). 
  Dwarf 
  Wild 
  Rose. 
  Ogini'minaga"'inos. 
  

   The 
  roots 
  of 
  young 
  plants 
  are 
  steeped 
  in 
  hot 
  water 
  and 
  the 
  liquid 
  applied 
  to 
  sore 
  

   eyes. 
  

   (Gen. 
  et 
  sp. 
  ?) 
  Mozanatik. 
  

   This 
  plant 
  could 
  not 
  be 
  identified 
  at 
  the 
  locality 
  and 
  time 
  at 
  which 
  investigations 
  

   were 
  conducted. 
  The 
  root 
  is 
  boiled 
  and 
  the 
  decoction 
  taken 
  as 
  a 
  diuretic 
  for 
  

   difficult 
  micturition. 
  

   Acttea 
  rubra. 
  Michx. 
  Red 
  Baneberry. 
  Odzrbike"s' 
  — 
  "Little 
  Root." 
  

  

  A 
  decoction 
  of 
  the 
  root, 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  sweet 
  taste, 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  stomachic 
  pains 
  

   caused 
  by 
  having 
  swallowed 
  hair 
  (mythic). 
  Used 
  also 
  in 
  conjunction 
  with 
  

   Ginseng. 
  

  

  This 
  plant, 
  according 
  to 
  some 
  peculiarities, 
  is 
  considered 
  the 
  male 
  plant 
  at 
  

   certain 
  seasons 
  of 
  the 
  year, 
  and 
  is 
  given 
  only 
  to 
  men 
  and 
  boys, 
  while 
  the 
  same 
  

   plant 
  at 
  other 
  seasons, 
  because, 
  of 
  size, 
  color 
  of 
  fruit, 
  or 
  something 
  else, 
  is 
  

   termed 
  the 
  female, 
  and 
  is 
  prepared 
  lor 
  women 
  and 
  girls 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  

   manner, 
  viz: 
  The 
  roots 
  are 
  rolled 
  in 
  basswood 
  leaves 
  and 
  baked, 
  when 
  they 
  

   become 
  black: 
  an 
  infusion 
  is 
  then 
  prepared, 
  and 
  used 
  in 
  a 
  similar 
  manner 
  as 
  

   above. 
  

   The 
  latter 
  is 
  called 
  Wash'kubidzhi 
  bikakok 
  . 
  

   Botrychium 
  Virginicum, 
  Swartz. 
  Moonwort. 
  Ozaga'tigum. 
  

  

  The 
  root 
  is 
  bruised 
  and 
  applied 
  to 
  cuts. 
  

   Aralia 
  trifolia, 
  Gr. 
  Dwarf 
  Ginseng. 
  Neso'wakdk 
  — 
  "Three 
  Leafed." 
  

  

  The 
  roots 
  are 
  chewed 
  and 
  the 
  mass 
  applied 
  to 
  cuts 
  to 
  arrest 
  hemorrhage. 
  

   Echinospermum 
  lappula, 
  Lehm. 
  Stickweed. 
  Ozaga 
  tigome"s 
  — 
  "Burr 
  Bush." 
  

   The 
  roots 
  arc 
  placed 
  in 
  a 
  hole 
  in 
  the 
  ground 
  upon 
  hot 
  stones, 
  to 
  cause 
  the 
  fumes 
  

   to 
  rise, 
  when 
  the 
  patient 
  puts 
  down 
  his 
  face 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  cloth 
  or 
  blanket 
  thrown 
  

   over 
  his 
  head. 
  The 
  fumes 
  are 
  inhaled 
  for 
  headache. 
  The 
  raw 
  roots 
  are 
  also 
  

   sniffed 
  at 
  for 
  the 
  same 
  purpose. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  affirmed 
  by 
  various 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  Mide' 
  Society 
  that 
  in 
  

   former 
  times 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  information 
  relating 
  to 
  some 
  of 
  these 
  

   plants 
  was 
  not 
  imparted 
  to 
  a 
  candidate 
  for 
  initiation 
  into 
  the 
  first 
  

   degree, 
  but 
  was 
  reserved 
  for 
  succeeding 
  degrees, 
  to 
  induce 
  a 
  Mide' 
  

   of 
  the 
  first 
  degree 
  to 
  endeavor 
  to 
  attain 
  higher 
  distinction 
  and 
  fur- 
  

   ther 
  advancement 
  in 
  the 
  mysteries 
  of 
  the 
  order. 
  As 
  much 
  knowl- 
  

  

  