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  LIST 
  OF 
  PLANTS 
  USED. 
  325 
  

  

  3. 
  U"nagei= 
  olack 
  " 
  — 
  Cassia 
  Marilandica 
  — 
  Wild 
  senna: 
  Root 
  bruised 
  and 
  moist- 
  

  

  ened 
  with 
  water 
  for 
  poulticing 
  sores 
  ; 
  decoction 
  drunk 
  for 
  fever 
  and 
  for 
  a 
  dis- 
  

   ease 
  also 
  called 
  u"nage 
  i, 
  or 
  " 
  black" 
  (same 
  name 
  as 
  plant), 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  hands 
  

   and 
  eve 
  sockets 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  turn 
  black 
  ; 
  also 
  for 
  a 
  disease 
  described 
  as 
  similar 
  

   to 
  u"nagei, 
  but 
  more 
  dangerous, 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  eye 
  sockets 
  become 
  black, 
  while 
  

   black 
  spots 
  appear 
  on 
  the 
  arms, 
  legs, 
  and 
  over 
  the 
  ribs 
  on 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  

   body, 
  accompanied 
  by 
  partial 
  paralysis, 
  and 
  resulting 
  in 
  death 
  should 
  the 
  

   black 
  spots 
  appear 
  also 
  on 
  the 
  other 
  side. 
  Dispensatory: 
  Described 
  as 
  "an 
  

   efficient 
  and 
  safe 
  cathartic, 
  * 
  * 
  * 
  most 
  conveniently 
  given 
  in 
  the 
  form 
  

   of 
  infusion." 
  

  

  4. 
  Kasd'uta=" 
  simulating 
  ashes." 
  so 
  called 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  leaves 
  — 
  Gnaphalium 
  decurrens 
  — 
  Life 
  everlasting: 
  Decoction 
  drunk 
  for 
  colds: 
  

   also 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  sweat 
  bath 
  for 
  various 
  diseases 
  and 
  considered 
  one 
  of 
  their 
  

   most 
  valuable 
  medical 
  plants. 
  Dispensatory 
  : 
  Not 
  named. 
  Decoctions 
  of 
  

   two 
  other 
  species 
  of 
  this 
  genus 
  are 
  mentioned 
  as 
  used 
  by 
  country 
  people 
  for 
  

   chest 
  and 
  bowel 
  diseases, 
  and 
  for 
  hemorrhages, 
  bruises, 
  ulcers, 
  etc., 
  although 
  

   "probably 
  possessing 
  little 
  medicinal 
  virtue." 
  

  

  5. 
  Altsasti=i" 
  a 
  wreath 
  for 
  the 
  head" 
  — 
  Vicia 
  Caroliniana 
  — 
  Vetch: 
  Decoction 
  

  

  drunk 
  for 
  dyspepsia 
  and 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  back, 
  and 
  rubbed 
  on 
  stomach 
  for 
  cramp; 
  

   also 
  rubbed 
  on 
  ball-players 
  after 
  scratching, 
  to 
  render 
  their 
  muscles 
  tough, 
  

   and 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  way 
  after 
  scratching 
  in 
  the 
  disease 
  referred 
  to 
  under 
  

   U"nagei. 
  in 
  which 
  one 
  side 
  becomes 
  black 
  in 
  spots, 
  with 
  partial 
  paralysis; 
  

   also 
  used 
  in 
  same 
  manner 
  in 
  decoction 
  with 
  Kasduta 
  for 
  rheumatism 
  ; 
  con- 
  

   sidered 
  one 
  of 
  their 
  most 
  valuable 
  medicinal 
  herbs. 
  Dispensatory: 
  Not 
  

   named. 
  

  

  6. 
  Distai 
  yI=" 
  they 
  (the 
  roots) 
  are 
  tough" 
  — 
  Tephrosia 
  Virginians 
  — 
  Catgut, 
  Tur- 
  

  

  key 
  Pea, 
  Goat's 
  Rue, 
  or 
  Devil's 
  Shoestrings: 
  Decoction 
  drunk 
  for 
  lassitude. 
  

   Women 
  wash 
  their 
  hair 
  in 
  decoction 
  of 
  its 
  roots 
  to 
  prevent 
  its 
  breaking 
  or 
  

   falling 
  out, 
  because 
  these 
  roots 
  are 
  very 
  tough 
  and 
  hard 
  to 
  break: 
  from 
  the 
  

   same 
  idea 
  ball-players 
  rub 
  the 
  decoction 
  on 
  their 
  limbs 
  after 
  scratching, 
  

   to 
  toughen 
  them. 
  Dispensatory: 
  Described 
  as 
  a 
  cathartic 
  with 
  roots 
  tonic 
  

   and 
  aperient. 
  

  

  7. 
  U'ga-ataSGI 
  sk1=' 
  ■ 
  the 
  pus 
  oozes 
  out" 
  — 
  Euphorbia 
  hypericifolia 
  — 
  Milkweed: 
  

  

  Juice 
  rubbed 
  on 
  for 
  skin 
  eruptions, 
  especially 
  on 
  children's 
  heads 
  ; 
  also 
  used 
  

   as 
  a 
  purgative 
  ; 
  decoction 
  drunk 
  for 
  gonorrhoea 
  and 
  similar 
  diseases 
  in 
  both 
  

   sexes, 
  and 
  held 
  in 
  high 
  estimation 
  for 
  this 
  purpose 
  : 
  juice 
  used 
  as 
  an 
  ointment 
  

   for 
  sores 
  and 
  for 
  sore 
  nipples, 
  and 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  other 
  herbs 
  for 
  cancer. 
  

   Dispensatory 
  : 
  The 
  juice 
  of 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  genus 
  has 
  the 
  property 
  of 
  •• 
  powerfully 
  

   irritating 
  the 
  skin 
  when 
  applied 
  to 
  it," 
  while 
  nearly 
  all 
  are 
  powerful 
  emetics 
  

   and 
  cathartics. 
  This 
  species 
  "has 
  been 
  highly 
  commended 
  as 
  a 
  remedy 
  in 
  

   dysentery 
  after 
  due 
  depletion, 
  diarrhea, 
  menorrhagia, 
  and 
  leucorrhea." 
  

  

  8. 
  Gfj 
  NiGWALi'SKl=" 
  It 
  becomes 
  discolored 
  when 
  bruised" 
  — 
  Scutellaria 
  lateriflora 
  

  

  — 
  Skullcap. 
  "The 
  name 
  refers 
  to 
  the 
  red 
  juice 
  which 
  comes 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  stalk 
  

   when 
  bruised 
  or 
  chewed. 
  Adecoctionof 
  the 
  four 
  varieties 
  of 
  GunigwaUski 
  — 
  

   S. 
  lateriflora, 
  S. 
  pilosa, 
  Hypericum 
  corymbosum, 
  and 
  Stylosanthes 
  elatior 
  — 
  is 
  

   drunk 
  to 
  promote 
  menstruation, 
  and 
  the 
  same 
  decoction 
  is 
  also 
  drunk 
  and 
  

   used 
  as 
  a 
  wash 
  to 
  counteract 
  the 
  ill 
  effects 
  of 
  eating 
  food 
  prepared 
  by 
  a 
  wo- 
  

   man 
  in 
  the 
  menstrual 
  condition, 
  or 
  when 
  such 
  a 
  woman 
  by 
  chance 
  comes 
  

   into 
  a 
  sick 
  room 
  orahouse 
  under 
  the 
  tabu 
  ; 
  also 
  drunk 
  for 
  diarrhea 
  and 
  used 
  

   with 
  other 
  herbs 
  in 
  decoction 
  for 
  breast 
  pains. 
  Dispensatory 
  : 
  This 
  plant 
  

   '• 
  produces 
  no 
  very 
  obvious 
  effects," 
  but 
  some 
  doctors 
  regard 
  it 
  as 
  possessed 
  of 
  

   nervine, 
  antispasmodic 
  and 
  tonic 
  properties. 
  None 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  three 
  species 
  

   are 
  named. 
  

  

  