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fled ailments; for parturient after sweat bath; and for 

 giving strength to a woman who tires easily while walk- 

 ing. 



d. Rosalino Gonzalez, Otilia Villegas, MG. 



33. Semilla de culebra. 



a. likucupalalua. 



b. Hibiscus abelmosclius L. Cultivated in house clear- 

 ings or maize fields. 



c. Remedy for rabies and snake bite : victim drinks 

 water in which seed has been boiled (MG). For snake 

 bite: dried seed chewed and juiced swallowed (LX) ; 

 chewed seed placed over bite (NM). 



d. MG, Lorenzo Xochigua, Nemesio Martinez. 



e. Said also to be called la bella Elvira, (Juan Castro). 

 Not to be confused with No. 216, same Spanish name. 



34. Campana; tulipdn. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Datura Candida (Pers.) Pasquale. Cultivated in 

 house clearings. 



c. Flowers for altar decoration. Remedy for swelling : 

 leaves braised on coals and applied to affected part. 



d. MG. 



35. Jazntin cimarron. 



a. Unknown to MG. 



b. Clerodendron fragrans Vent. var. pleniflora Schauer. 

 Considered "wild" ; evidently naturalized. 



c. No utility. 



d. Name given by unspecified informant ; plant unknown 

 toMG. 



36. See No. 8. 



37. Pudn. 



a. puyam (sic). 



b. Muntingia calabura L. Wild tree; grows in culti- 

 vated and abandoned maize fields. 



c. Raw fruit edible, salable in Papantla (MG). Remedy 

 for "red" measles : fruit boiled in clean vessel free of 

 chili and lard; liquid drunk (AM, MG). Remedy for 

 measles: leaves boiled and liquid drunk (MG) ; leaves 

 mashed and ground in water, liquid drunk. Same remedy 

 for smallpox ( AM ) . 



d. MG, AM. 



38. Lelekes (sic). 



a. liliak; kiwililak; HUk. 



b. Five specimens : 4, Leuqaena pulverulenta (Schlecht.) 

 Benth; 1, L. glauca (L.) Benth. Wild near houses 

 and in maize fields. 



c. Tender leaves eaten raw (AM). Young pod eaten 

 entire; once mature, only pith and seeds edible (p. 163) 

 (MG). 



d. AM, MG. 



e. Same as 196; 196a, considered cultivated, identified 

 as L. glauca (L.) Benth. 



39. Cola de alacrdn. 



a. taskuyu tuwan. 



b. Heliotropium, angiospermum Murr. Wild ; yellow 

 flower said to look like scorpion's tail. 



c. Remedy for magical infirmity, malviento : children 

 so afflicted bathed in water in which ground leaves have 

 been boiled (AM). Plant of no utility (MG). 



d. AM, MG. 



40. Ajillo. 



a. asusmayak. 



6. Cydista aequinoctialis (L.) Miers. Monte alto vine. 



c. Of little use ; serves as substitute ingredient in bath 

 of seven herbs (see No. 15) (MG). Considered "hot," 

 hence may be used to combat chills. Fruit eaten by wild 

 pheasant (EX). 



d. MG, Elena A. de Xochigua. 



41. Capulin. 



a. islakastapu tamakni (ojo de pescado) . 



b. Eugenia capuli (Schlecht. & Cham.) Berg. Wild. 



c. Fruit edible ; used also as black dye ( MG ) . Remedy 

 for mild stomach ache : tea made from leaves of oapultn 

 and guayabo (No. 326) ; when taken, coffee should be 

 omitted (AM). 



d. MG, AM. 



e. Totonac distinguish three kinds of capulin by name 

 (Nos. 21, 41, 85) ; two (Nos. 41, 85) identified as same 

 species. See No. 85, considered distinct by informants. 



42. Tortilla de los sapos. 



a. iscoc'icak. 



b. Cissampelos pareira L. Vine ; volunteer in aban- 

 doned maize fields. 



c. Remedy for magical malojo of infants : "sherry wine" 

 added to leaves, and entire body anointed. 



d. MG. 



e. Same as No. 70. 



43. Algoddn. 



a. panamAk''. 



b. Oossypium bardadense L. Cultivated perennial; 

 tall shrub ; white fiber. 



c. See No. 8. 



d. Rosalino Gonzalez. 



44. Specimen missing ; same as No. 78. 



45. Muitle. 



a. tfiVis, si -is. 



b. Jacobinia spicigera (Schlecht.) L. H. Bailey. 

 Known as muitle morado (EX), Colorado (ML, SP), or 

 rojo (MG), as distinguished from negro (MG), verde 

 (SP), and azul (ML.). 



c. Foliage used as red or pink dye (p. 243) ; effective 

 only in dark of moonless night (PP). Leaves boiled with 

 clothes of small children for protection against infirm- 

 ity locally known as alferecia (EX). Flower boiled to 

 dye coyotes (palm nuts sold as confection in Papantla) 

 (MG). 



d. ML, Silvestre Patiiio, MG, Pedro Perez, Elena A. 

 de Xochigua. 



46. Chuchurutana. 



a. 0u0uyiikswan. 



b. Jacquinia aurantiaca Ait. 



c. Fresh blossoms boiled with cloth as yellow dye 

 (MG). Dry flowers boiled to produce yellow dye; fast 

 color (ML). As protection against rats, small bunch 



