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White oak {Ouercus alba) bark is steeped and used as a liniment; 

 it is used also lor horses. 



Wild rhubarb leaves are steeped to make a nerve medicine. 



Spider webs and puffballs are used to stop bleeding. 



The nuuTow of an animal's jawbone is used to draw out splinters and 

 to allay inflammation. 



Tansy {Tanacetum vulgare) (European) and yarrow (Achillea mil- 

 lefolium.) are soaked together in cold water and taken as an appetizer 

 and for the stomach. 



Wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) root is steeped and used to bathe 

 cuts and wounds. 



"Indian tea" {Aster umbellatus) is steeped from dried leaves and 

 used as a beverage. 



Elecampane (Inula heleniu.ni) (European) is steeped for limg 

 medicine, and also given to horses for colic. 



Leaves of hardhack {Spiraea domentosa) are steeped to make medi- 

 cine for dysentery. 



Leaves of horse-radish {Roripa amoracia) (European) are prepared 

 by removing the midrib; the rest is then bound upon the cheeks for 

 toothache. 



Common plantain {Plantago major) leaves are bound over stings, 

 burns, bruises, and snake bites to draw out the poison. 



Catnip {Nepeta cataria) (European) tea is given to b-abics for 

 colic. 



Burdock {Arctium minus) (European), boneset, and motherwort 

 are combined into a tea used for colds in the wintertime. 



Hops {Hujiiulus lupulus) are used in making nerve medicine. 

 Only the blossoms are used. This brew is very "quieting." A little 

 bag of dried blossoms, heated, is applied in case of toothache or 

 earache. 



Elm {Ulmus americana) bark is steeped to make cough and cold 

 medicine. 



The root of blueweed {Echium vulgare) (European) is steeped for 

 kidney medicine. 



Snakeroot {Aristolochia serpentaiia) is pounded into a mash and 

 applied to snake bites. 



Dandelion plant {Taraxacum officinale) is steeped for a physic. 



A spring tonic is made by steeping together the following: Wild- 

 cherry bark {Prunus serotina), sassafras root {Sassafras sassafras), 

 sarsaparilla root {Aralia nudicaulis), sweet-flag root {Acorus calamus), 

 ginseng root {Panax quinquefolium), burdock leaves, spikenard root 

 {SmMdcina racemosa), dandelion plant, and blossoms of the white 

 daisy {Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) , boneset, motherwort, and 

 black birch {Betula lenta) bark. 



