DENS MORB] 
PLANTS AS MEDICINE 
365 
How prepared 
How administered 
Remarks and references 
Put 1 root whole in 1 quart of 
water, steep, strain, and when 
cool bathe the childinit. Also 
good for grown people when 
sick or tired. Soak feet in it 
and lie down. 
Decoction; some of which was 
put in child’s bath. 
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Decoction of dried root or the 
fresh root chewed and spit on 
the limbs. 
Dried and chewed_--.----------- 
Dried; the first named is pound- 
ed and kept separately. Equal 
parts of the last three are 
pounded together until pow- 
dered. This medicine is pre- 
pared similiarly to that de- 
scribed on page 339. A quart of 
water is heated and about 44 
of a teaspoon of the mixed in- 
gredients is placed on the sur- 
face of the water at the 4 sides 
of the pail. A very little of 
the first (principal ingredient) 
is placed on top ofeach. The 
ingredients soon dissolve. A 
stronger decoction was secured 
by boiling. The medicine was 
taken 4 times a day, the dose 
being small at first, and grad- 
ually increased to about a 
tablespoonful. A measure 
made from birch bark was 
used for this remedy. 
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Dried, chewed, and spit on the 
limbs. 
Decoction made from a handful 
of the root. 
Steeped i scese2e ae son senc nonce 
{(@) Burned and vapors inhaled _- 
|) Decoction 
GL ernie tyes eee 
Steepadrisss-sana se eeeesnmaees 
If a child is fretful this will make it go 
to sleep. 
This bath was used to strengthen legs 
and feet of a weakly child, especially 
if the limbs were partly paralyzed. 
See Tonics and sore throat. 
This was used to strengthen the limbs. 
These roots were chewed before feats of 
endurance, acting as a strong stimu- 
lant. See Indigestion and diseases 
of the horse. 
The first-named herb could also be 
taken dry asa tonic. (See Bull. 53, 
p. 64.) 
One dose of this had no effect, results 
being obtained only by considerable 
quantity of the remedy. 
See Enema. 
See Lung trouble, sprains, diseases of 
women, pain in back, and remedies 
for the hair. 
See Headache, eruptions, and diseases 
of the horse. 
See Stoppage of urine. 
See Tonics. 
See Rheumatism. 
