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pusulucuate (No. 106), and acoyo (kind unspecified) ; 

 preferably, a handful of mud added (ML). 



73. Bejuco bianco. 



a. sakaka maiyak (sakaka, bianco; inaiyak, bejuco). 



b. Ipomaea mutabilis Lindl. Monte alto vine; volun- 

 teer in abandoned maize fields and along trails. 



c. Purge : individual to be treated extends arms, and 

 vine cut to corresponding length. Stem chopped, pounded 

 with wooden mallet, mixed with water; liquid strained 

 and drunk ( MG ) . Stem boiled and liquid taken as purge 

 (NM). 



d. MG, Nemesio Martinez. 



e. Formerly more popular than at present. 



74. Epazote de la inula. 



a. ikstaqni mula (sic). 



b. Amaranthus spinosus L. 



c. Fodder (MG). Remedy for horses, donkeys, mules 

 with bowel and kidney stoppage : plant boiled and liquid 

 given beast (CR). 



d. MG, Cecilio Ramirez. 



75. Epazote criollo. 



a. stanP. 



6. Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Cultivated in house 

 clearing, or maize field. 



c. Popular condiment (pp. 152, 155-160, 162). Remedy 

 for stomach ache: tea made of boiled leaf (MG, AM). 

 Remedy for intestinal parasites : strong tea of epazote, 

 mint (hierbabuena) , or capulin (presumably No. 41) 

 {AM). To hasten birth, epazote tea drunk during labor 

 (ML). 



76. Tacote. 



a Not recorded. 



b. Not determinable; Compositae family. Cultivated. 



c. Used only as altar decoration. 



d. MG. 



77. See No. 58. 



78. Unknown to informants. 



a. aqua'u; aquau; awa 'u. 



b. Bixa orellana L. Cultivated in house clearings. 



c. Remedy for smallpox and measles : seed rubbed in 

 water and liquid drunk (LX, MG). Remedy for whoop- 

 ing cough: spinelike bristles removed from seeds; latter 

 stirred in water to release color ; liquid drunk. Infant 

 sucks rag moistened with remedy (MM). 



d. Lorenzo Xochigua, MG, Mercedes Morales. 



e. Not used locally as dye. 



79. Ramdn. 



a. Not recorded. 



b. Trophis racemosa (L.) Urb. Volunteer in maize 

 fields. 



c. Preserves made from fruit (MG). Sprays cut for 

 fodder (MG, EX, FAX). 



d. MG, Erasmo Xochigua, Francisco Abundio Xochigua. 



e. Same as No. 149. 



80. Hnele de noche, bianco. 



a. skawiloja'; iskawiAoc'ko ? (nixtamal de garza). 



b. Centrum nocturnum L. Wild shrub. Informants 

 distinguish two types : bianco and prieto. 



c. Bath made from boiled leaves (MG, EX). Also used 

 in bath of seven herbs (No. 15). Ambiguous reference 

 implies use as abortif acient : tea (called agua de tiempo) 

 made of flowers or leaves of white-fruited huele de noche; 

 mixed with honey of native bee ; drunk by pregnant woman 

 (ML). Also used against night sweats occasioned by 

 fright from dead (asombro de muerte) (MG). 



d. MG, Elena A. de Xochigua, ML. 



e. Same as No. 341. 



81. Mirto. 



a. makankacawat - ' ; makankacawate. 



b. Salvia coccinca Juss. ex Murr. 



c. Used as substitute in bath of seven herbs (No. 15). 



d. MG. 



82. Unknown to informant. 

 a. zacateciei (sic). 



6. Galea zacatechichi Schleeht. 



c. Remedy for bilious disorders. 



d. Elena A. de Xochigua. 



83. Espuma de mar. 



a. Not recorded. 



b. Am/mi majvs L. Cultivated in gardens; brought 

 from Papantla. 



c. Ornamental only. 



d. Cecilia Garcia. 



84. Palo de agua. 



a. ka-pa?; kXp ? a; kApa'a; kXpa 9 (Mexicano: tamalca- 

 huite, atamalcahuite) . 



6. Three specimens: 1, Dendropanax arboreus (L.) 

 Dec. & Planch. ; 2, not determinable. Latter definitely 

 not Dendropanax; Dr. Moore suspects both may be Eu- 

 phorbiaceae. Monte alto tree. 



c. Remedy for swelling : leaf laid on coals, then placed 

 hot over affected part. 



d. MG, Elena A. de Xochigua. 



e. Same as Nos. 135, 223. 



85. Capulin. 



a. aka-lasni''; ka-lasni. 



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



c. Fruit edible; sometimes sold. Used also as black 

 dye. Wood serves for roof poles and withes (MG) . 

 Not a favored support for vanilla vine, since the shrub is 

 "hot." Flowers popular with bees (AM). 



d. MG, AM. 



e. See also No. 41 ; same species, but considered dis- 

 tinct by Totonac. 



86. Estafiate. 



a. sta-weya?. 



b. Not determinable. 



c. Remedy for cough, common cold, earache, and 

 magical malviento (EX). Remedy for aching ribs (MG). 



d. Elena A. de Xochigua, MG. 



e. No details concerning preparation. 



87. Cacahuapaxtle; maravilla. 



a. ma-stanculuk?. 



b. Eamelia crecta Jacq. Wild shrub. 



c. Wounds washed with water in which leaf has been 

 well boiled (MG). Remedy for pustules: bathed in hot 



