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  SACKED 
  FORMULAS 
  OF 
  THE 
  CHEROKEES. 
  

  

  9. 
  Ka'ga 
  Sku^tag^" 
  crow 
  shin 
  " 
  — 
  Adiantum 
  pedaturn 
  — 
  Maidenhair 
  Fern 
  : 
  Used 
  

  

  either 
  in 
  decoction 
  or 
  poultice 
  for 
  rheumatism 
  and 
  chills, 
  generally 
  in 
  con- 
  

   nection 
  with 
  some 
  other 
  fern. 
  The 
  doctors 
  explain 
  that 
  the 
  fronds 
  of 
  the 
  

   different 
  varieties 
  of 
  fern 
  are 
  curled 
  up 
  in 
  the 
  young 
  plant, 
  but 
  unroll 
  and 
  

   straighten 
  out 
  as 
  it 
  grows, 
  and 
  consequently 
  a 
  decoction 
  of 
  ferns 
  causes 
  the 
  

   contracted 
  muscles 
  of 
  the 
  rheumatic 
  patient 
  to 
  unbend 
  and 
  straighten 
  out 
  in 
  

   like 
  manner. 
  It 
  is 
  also 
  used 
  in 
  decoction 
  for 
  fever. 
  Dispensatory 
  : 
  The 
  

   leaves 
  " 
  have 
  been 
  supposed 
  to 
  be 
  useful 
  in 
  chronic 
  catarrh 
  and 
  other 
  pectoral 
  

   affections." 
  

  

  10. 
  Anda'nkalagi 
  sk1=" 
  it 
  removes 
  things 
  from 
  the 
  gums" 
  — 
  Geranium 
  macula- 
  

  

  turn 
  — 
  Wild 
  Alum, 
  Cranesbill: 
  Used 
  in 
  decoction 
  with 
  Yanu 
  Unihye 
  sti 
  (Vitis 
  

   cordifolia) 
  to 
  wash 
  the 
  mouths 
  of 
  children 
  in 
  thrush 
  ; 
  also 
  used 
  alone 
  for 
  the 
  

   same 
  purpose 
  by 
  blowing 
  the 
  chewed 
  fiber 
  into 
  the 
  mouth. 
  Dispensatory: 
  

   " 
  One 
  of 
  our 
  best 
  indigenous 
  astringents. 
  * 
  * 
  * 
  Diarrhea, 
  chronic 
  dysen- 
  

   tery, 
  cholora 
  infantum 
  in 
  the 
  latter 
  stages, 
  and 
  the 
  various 
  hemorrhages 
  are 
  

   the 
  forms 
  of 
  disease 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  most 
  commonly 
  used." 
  Also 
  valuable 
  as 
  

   "an 
  application 
  to 
  indolent 
  ulcers, 
  an 
  injection 
  in 
  gleet 
  and 
  Ieucorrhea, 
  a 
  

   gargle 
  in 
  relaxation 
  of 
  the 
  uvula 
  and 
  aphthous 
  ulcerations 
  of 
  the 
  throat." 
  

   The 
  other 
  plant 
  sometimes 
  used 
  with 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  mentioned. 
  

  

  11. 
  U'°LE 
  UkI 
  LTi=" 
  the 
  .locust 
  frequents 
  it" 
  — 
  Gillenia 
  trifoliata 
  — 
  Indian 
  Physic. 
  

  

  Two 
  doctors 
  state 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  good 
  as 
  a 
  tea 
  for 
  bowel 
  complaints, 
  with 
  fever 
  

   and 
  yellow 
  vomit; 
  but 
  another 
  says 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  poisonous 
  and 
  that 
  nodecoction 
  

   is 
  ever 
  drunk, 
  but 
  that 
  the 
  beaten 
  root 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  poultice 
  for 
  swellings. 
  Dis- 
  

   pensatory 
  : 
  "Gillenia 
  is 
  a 
  mild 
  and 
  efficient 
  emetic, 
  and 
  like 
  most 
  substances 
  

   belonging 
  to 
  the 
  same 
  class 
  occasionally 
  acts 
  upon 
  the 
  bowels. 
  In 
  very 
  small 
  

   doses 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  thought 
  to 
  be 
  tonic." 
  

  

  12. 
  Skvva 
  Ll=Hepatica 
  acutiloba 
  — 
  Liverwort, 
  Heartleaf 
  : 
  Used 
  for 
  coughs 
  either 
  in 
  

  

  tea 
  or 
  by 
  chewing 
  root. 
  Those 
  who 
  dream 
  of 
  snakes 
  drink 
  a 
  decoction 
  of 
  

   this 
  herb 
  and 
  I'natu 
  Ga'n'ka=" 
  snake 
  tongue 
  " 
  (Camptosorus 
  rhizophyllus 
  or 
  

   Walking 
  Fern) 
  to 
  produce 
  vomiting, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  dreams 
  do 
  not 
  return. 
  

   The 
  traders 
  buy 
  large 
  quantities 
  of 
  liverwort 
  from 
  the 
  Cherokees, 
  who 
  may 
  

   thus 
  have 
  learned 
  to 
  esteem 
  it 
  more 
  highly 
  than 
  they 
  otherwise 
  would. 
  The 
  

   appearance 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  plant, 
  Camptosorus 
  rhizophyllus, 
  has 
  evidently 
  de- 
  

   termined 
  its 
  Cherokee 
  name 
  and 
  the 
  use 
  to 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  applied. 
  Dispensatory: 
  

   •• 
  Liverwort 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  mild 
  demulcent 
  tonic 
  and 
  astringent, 
  supposed 
  by 
  some 
  

   to 
  possess 
  diuretic 
  and 
  deobstruent 
  virtues. 
  It 
  was 
  formerly 
  used 
  in 
  Europe 
  

   in 
  various 
  complaints, 
  especially 
  chronic 
  hepatic 
  affections, 
  but 
  has 
  fallen 
  into 
  

   entire 
  neglect. 
  In 
  this 
  country, 
  some 
  years 
  since, 
  it 
  acquired 
  considerable 
  

   reputation, 
  which, 
  however, 
  it 
  has 
  not 
  maintained 
  as 
  a 
  remedy 
  in 
  haemop- 
  

   tysis 
  and 
  chronic 
  coughs." 
  The 
  other 
  plant 
  is 
  not 
  named. 
  

  

  13. 
  Da'yewu=" 
  it 
  sews 
  itself 
  up," 
  because 
  the 
  leaves 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  grow 
  together 
  

  

  again 
  when 
  torn 
  — 
  Cacalia 
  atriplicifolia 
  — 
  Tassel 
  Flower 
  : 
  Held 
  in 
  great 
  repute 
  

   as 
  a 
  poultice 
  for 
  cuts, 
  bruises, 
  and 
  cancer, 
  to 
  draw 
  out 
  the 
  blood 
  or 
  poisonous 
  

   matter. 
  The 
  bruised 
  leaf 
  is 
  bound 
  over 
  the 
  spot 
  and 
  frequently 
  removed. 
  

   The 
  dry 
  powdered 
  leaf 
  was 
  formerly 
  used 
  to 
  sprinkle 
  over 
  food 
  like 
  salt. 
  

   Dispensatory 
  Not 
  named. 
  

  

  14. 
  A'talI 
  KfJll'=" 
  it 
  climbs 
  the 
  mountain." 
  — 
  Alalia 
  quinquefolia 
  — 
  Ginseng 
  or 
  

  

  "Sang:" 
  Decoction 
  of 
  root 
  drunk 
  for 
  headache, 
  cramps, 
  etc., 
  and 
  for 
  female 
  

   troubles; 
  chewed 
  root 
  blown 
  on 
  spot 
  for 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  side. 
  The 
  Cherokees 
  

   sell 
  large 
  quantities 
  of 
  sang 
  to 
  the 
  traders 
  for 
  50 
  cents 
  per 
  pound, 
  nearly 
  

   equivalent 
  there 
  to 
  two 
  days' 
  wages, 
  a 
  fact 
  which 
  has 
  doubtless 
  increased 
  

   their 
  idea 
  of 
  its 
  importance. 
  Dispensatory: 
  "The 
  extraordinary 
  medical 
  

   virtues 
  formerly 
  ascribed 
  to 
  ginseng 
  had 
  no 
  other 
  existence 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  im- 
  

   agination 
  of 
  the 
  Chinese. 
  It 
  is 
  little 
  more 
  than 
  a 
  demulcent, 
  and 
  in 
  this 
  

  

  