DENSMORD] 
PLANTS AS MEDICINE 
367 
How prepared 
How administered Remarks and references 
Dried and equal parts used; 
mashed and applied as a poul- 
tice. If the arm is very sore 
and the poultice has become 
dry the poultice may be moist- 
ened with warm water before 
removing. 
Mecoctlonesaa.sescennesesnsac—-4 
Poultice; said to be very strong-- 
Poultice, less strong than pre- 
ceding, but would cure a swell- 
ing in one day if there were no 
suppuration. 
(1) Dried, crumbled, and placed 
on a hot stone. 
(2) Fresh leaves 
Decaction==-=2226-25- =~ eee ssa 
Dried and placed on coals --_-_-_- 
Chopped and steeped with 
other herbs. 
WecoCtON ee. sea araes ease eaeenae 
Decoction made from 1 root and 
1 pint of water. 
Dried and powdered--...-------- 
Externally The first named used also for indiges- 
tion, inflammation, and for tonic and 
food. The second named used for 
boils ,cough, and diseases of women. 
Hold the hands and head | The necessary quantity was said to be 
over it so the fumes get:}| “‘about as muchas 4 willow leaves.”” 
thoroughly into the cloth- This was used frequently in cases of 
ing. contagious disease, the smoke filling 
the room. 
This herb was thus used asa protection 
by a person “‘ working over the dead.” 
The first was used for gargle and 
cramps; second, for dysentery and 
diseases of women, the third for 
worms, and the fourth for ulcers, 
cholera infantum, scrofula, and 
worms. 
Fumes acted as antidote. 
Stuffed in nostrils and held 
in the mouth. 
When a horse gives out and is ready to 
drop, apply this decoction liberally 
to chest and legs; the second-named 
plant is used also for nosebleed, 
humors in the blood and diseases 
of women. 
Do. (See Indigestion.) 
Used as a stimulant. See Headache, 
eruptions, and tonics. 
This was given to a horse before a race, 
and also sprinkled on his chest and 
legs. 
This was used before a race so the horse 
would not get winded. See Indiges- 
tion and tonics. 
Externally and internally - _- 
Put in a horse’s feed____--_-- 
