DENSMORD] 
PLANTS AS MEDICINE 
307 
How prepared 
How administered 
Remarks and references 
MecoctionAs 22202. 22-2222 = S22 
Decoction; the first-named root 
was so strong that the amount 
used was measured from the 
last joint to the tip of the little 
finger. The amount ofthesec- 
ond was about 1 foot of the root. 
Decoction; 1 root to 1 quart of 
water. 
(1) Dried and pulverized ___----- 
O\ese Sdg blaze, He 
(Gan omer athe Git Oh 
(4) Dried 
(5) Decoction_ 
Decoction_-__- 
Dried and pulverized 
®* This root grows straight downward and then turns sharply. 
value is at the elbow where the root turns. 
7 Plants thus marked are mentioned in the United States Pharmacopeia. 
Internallyes22 eons 2S 
If the convulsions were so 
severe that only a little 
of the decoction could be 
forced into the patient’s 
mouth the decoction was 
sprinkled on the chest and 
applied to the palms of 
the hands and soles of the 
feet. 
Internally toes S-=- =.=. 
4 pieces of dried root about 
the size of a pea were pul- 
verized and the dry pow- 
der snuffed up the nostrils. 
The powdered root was put 
on hot stones. Patient 
covered his head and in- 
haled the fumes. 
The powdered root was 
moistened with lukewarm 
water and applied to in- 
cisions on the temples by 
means of soft duck down. 
(See p. 332.) 
Chewed 
Internally 
Sprinkled on hot stones and 
fumes inhaled. 
Combined with tobacco or 
red willow, smoked in a 
pipe, and the smoke in- 
haled. 
Sprinkled on hot stones and 
the smoke inhaled. 
““Smelled- 2222 s-25-a esac 
There were said to be 8 varieties of the 
first plant which were equally good. 
See hemorrhages and tonics. 
Used chiefly for children. 
See Hemorrhages; tonics and charms 
(for the latter use the first-named 
plant is used alone). 
This herb was used not simply for a 
pain in the head but for a serious 
affection of the nerves of which the 
headache was thesymptom. It was 
given for “excessive nervousness as 
when the mouth twitched, for dizzi- 
ness, and with one herb added for in- 
sanity.’’ Asaninstance ofits success- 
ful use Gagawin said that a certain 
woman said someone had threatened 
to poison her. Gagawin told her to 
steep this root, keep it ina bottle and 
drink some occasionally, and if this 
did not have the desired effect, he 
would give her something else to take 
withit. Thisremedy, however, was 
sufficient, and she did not return. 
See Nosebleed and charms. 
See Eruptions, tonics, and remedies for 
the horse. 
See also Charms. 
See Lung trouble. 
The strongest medicinal 
(See p. 299.) 
