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  SACKED 
  FORMULAS 
  OF 
  THE 
  CHEROKEES. 
  

  

  could 
  be 
  conveyed 
  by 
  a 
  lengthy 
  dissertation. 
  The 
  names 
  are 
  given 
  

   in 
  the 
  order 
  in 
  which 
  they 
  occur 
  in 
  the 
  botanic 
  notebook 
  filled 
  on 
  

   the 
  reservation, 
  excluding 
  names 
  of 
  food 
  plants 
  and 
  species 
  not 
  iden- 
  

   tified, 
  so 
  that 
  no 
  attempt 
  has 
  been 
  made 
  to 
  select 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  

   a 
  preconceived 
  theory. 
  Following 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  each 
  plan! 
  are 
  given 
  

   its 
  uses 
  as 
  described 
  by 
  the 
  Indian 
  doctors, 
  together 
  with 
  its 
  proper- 
  

   ties 
  as 
  set 
  forth 
  in 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  Dispensatory, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  leading 
  

   pharmacopoeias 
  in 
  use 
  in 
  this 
  country. 
  1 
  For 
  the 
  benefit 
  of 
  those 
  not 
  

   versed 
  in 
  medical 
  phraseology 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  stated 
  that 
  aperient, 
  cathar- 
  

   tic, 
  and 
  deobstruent 
  are 
  terms 
  applied 
  to 
  medicines 
  intended 
  to 
  open 
  

   or 
  purge 
  the 
  bowels, 
  a 
  diuretic 
  has 
  the 
  property 
  of 
  exciting 
  the 
  flow 
  

   of 
  urine, 
  a 
  diaphoretic 
  excites 
  perspiration, 
  and 
  a 
  demulcent 
  protects 
  

   or 
  soothes 
  irritated 
  tissues, 
  while 
  haemoptysis 
  denotes 
  a 
  peculiar 
  

   variety 
  of 
  blood-spitting 
  and 
  aphthous 
  is 
  an 
  adjective 
  applied 
  to 
  

   ulcerations 
  in 
  the 
  mouth. 
  

   i 
  

  

  SELECTED 
  LIST 
  OF 
  PLANTS 
  USED. 
  

  

  1. 
  Unaste'tstiyu=" 
  very 
  small 
  root 
  " 
  — 
  Aristoloehia 
  serpentaria 
  — 
  Virginia 
  or 
  black 
  

  

  snakeroot 
  : 
  Decoction 
  of 
  root 
  blown 
  upon 
  patient 
  for 
  fever 
  and 
  feverish 
  head- 
  

   ache, 
  and 
  drunk 
  for 
  coughs 
  ; 
  root 
  chewed 
  and 
  spit 
  upon 
  wound 
  to 
  cure 
  snake 
  

   bites 
  ; 
  bruised 
  root 
  placed 
  in 
  hollow 
  tooth 
  for 
  toothache, 
  and 
  held 
  against 
  

   nose 
  rnade 
  sore 
  by 
  constant 
  blowing 
  in 
  colds. 
  Dispensatory 
  : 
  "A 
  stimulant 
  

   tonic, 
  acting 
  also 
  as 
  a 
  diaphoretic 
  or 
  diuretic, 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  mode 
  ot 
  its 
  

   application; 
  * 
  * 
  * 
  also 
  been 
  highly 
  recommended 
  in 
  intermittent 
  fevers. 
  

   and 
  though 
  itself 
  generally 
  inadequate 
  to 
  the 
  cure 
  often 
  proves 
  serviceable 
  

   as 
  an 
  adjunct 
  to 
  Peruvian 
  bark 
  or 
  sulphate 
  of 
  quinia." 
  Also 
  used 
  for 
  typhous 
  

   diseases, 
  in 
  dyspepsia, 
  as 
  a 
  gargle 
  for 
  sore 
  throat, 
  as 
  a 
  mild 
  stimulant 
  in 
  

   typhoid 
  fevers, 
  and 
  to 
  promote 
  eruptions. 
  The 
  genus 
  derives 
  its 
  scientific 
  

   name 
  from 
  its 
  supposed 
  efficacy 
  in 
  promoting 
  menstrual 
  discharge, 
  and 
  some 
  

   species 
  have 
  acquired 
  the 
  " 
  reputation 
  of 
  antidotes 
  for 
  the 
  bites 
  of 
  serpents." 
  

  

  2. 
  Unistil 
  U"ISTi 
  s 
  =" 
  they 
  stick 
  on" 
  — 
  Cynoglossum 
  Morrisoni 
  — 
  Beggar 
  lice: 
  De- 
  

  

  coction 
  of 
  root 
  or 
  top 
  drunk 
  for 
  kidney 
  troubles 
  ; 
  bruised 
  root 
  used 
  with 
  bear 
  

   oil 
  as 
  an 
  ointment 
  for 
  cancer 
  ; 
  forgetful 
  persons 
  drink 
  a 
  decoction 
  of 
  this 
  

   plant, 
  and 
  probably 
  also 
  of 
  other 
  similar 
  bur 
  plants, 
  from 
  an 
  idea 
  that 
  the 
  

   sticking 
  qualities 
  of 
  the 
  burs 
  will 
  thus 
  be 
  imparted 
  to 
  the 
  memory. 
  From 
  a 
  

   similar 
  connection 
  of 
  ideas 
  the 
  root 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  preparation 
  of 
  love 
  

   charms. 
  Dispensatory: 
  Not 
  named. 
  ( 
  '. 
  officinale 
  "has 
  been 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  de- 
  

   mulcent 
  and 
  sedative 
  in 
  coughs, 
  catarrh, 
  spitting 
  of 
  blood, 
  dysentery, 
  and 
  

   diarrhea, 
  and 
  has 
  been 
  also 
  applied 
  externally 
  in 
  burns, 
  ulcers, 
  scrofulous 
  

   tumors 
  and 
  goiter." 
  

  

  1 
  Wood, 
  T. 
  B. 
  , 
  and 
  Bache, 
  F.: 
  Dispensatory 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  Stutes 
  of 
  America, 
  

   14th 
  ed., 
  Philadelphia, 
  1877. 
  

  

  -The 
  Cherokee 
  plant 
  names 
  here 
  given 
  are 
  generic 
  names, 
  which 
  are 
  the 
  names 
  

   commonly 
  used. 
  In 
  many 
  cases 
  the 
  same 
  name 
  is 
  applied 
  to 
  several 
  species 
  and 
  it 
  

   is 
  only 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  distinguish 
  between 
  them 
  that 
  the 
  Indians 
  use 
  what 
  

   might 
  lie 
  called 
  specific 
  names. 
  Even 
  then 
  the 
  descriptive 
  term 
  used 
  serves 
  to 
  dis- 
  

   tinguish 
  only 
  the 
  particular 
  plants 
  under 
  discussion 
  and 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  another 
  

   variety 
  bearing 
  the 
  same 
  generic 
  name 
  would 
  necessitate 
  a 
  new 
  classification 
  of 
  

   species 
  on 
  a 
  different 
  basis, 
  while 
  hardly 
  any 
  two 
  individuals 
  would 
  classify 
  the 
  

   .species 
  by 
  the 
  same 
  characteristics. 
  

  

  