1878. | Plants Used by Indians of the United States. 651 
remedy. The powder is advantageously used on cuts and sores, 
as it is very astringent. The leaves after being wilted by heat 
and applied to swellings are a sure cure. 
Achillea millefolium, Yarrow of the settlers of Utah. The Pah- 
Utes make a tea from this plant and take it internally for weak 
and disordered stomachs. It is much used by Whites in the form 
of bitters. : 
Cucurbita perennis, called Chili Cojote by Mexicans.—The 
pulp of the green fruit is used with a little soap to remove stains 
from clothing. The roots of this plant are large and long, and 
when macerated in water are applied to piles, generally with good 
effect.. The seeds are ground fine and made into mush and eaten 
as food by many Indians of Arizona and Southern California. - 
Euphorbia polycarpa, called by Mexicans Golendrina—A strong 
decoction made from this plant and applied to snake bites 
soon produces reaction ; many cures effected in this way are re- 
ported. In fact the Indians of Arizona and Southern California 
rely entirely upon it in such cases. Some years since, being in 
San Diego and wading in the salt water, a fish (St#zg-Ray) 
plunged the bony projection at the base of its tail into my left foot 
and soon the swelling and pain became excessive; a Mexican 
woman made several gallons of a very strong decoction from this _ 
plant and plunged my leg up to the knee into it while hot, and in 
a few hours relief came. 
Ertodyction glutinosum, Yerba Santa of the Mexicans, and a 
great medicine among the Indians of Southern Utah, Arizona, and 
California. A decoction made from this plant and taken inter- 
nally for rheumatism and partial paralysis, or applied externally, 
is an excellent remedy. For affections of the lungs the leaves 
are used by smoking or chewing dry, or a tea is made from them 
and drank. i 
Micromeria douglasii, Yerba Buena of the Mexicans,—This is 
an interesting plant, growing near the sea coast of California, 
having a strong minty smell. It is a favorite medicine with the 
Mexican population of California. The Indians of the same sec- 
tion prepare a tea from it which is used for fevers and colds. In 
case of headache a quantity of the plant is bound round the head. 
Artemisia tridentata, commonly called sage brush.—The Pah- 
Utes make a strong tea from this plant and take it internally for — 
ae headache, colds and for worms. It is also a good stimulant, piee a 
