DENSMOREj 



PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



341 



How prepared 



Decoction . 



(1) Pulverized 



(2) Decoction 



Decoction, sweetened. 



" Chop 2 roots, boil in scant tea- 

 cup of water; remove from fire 

 when it boils; strain and cool." 



Very weak decoction of root. 



Steeped. 



Dried and pulverized. 



Decoction 



Infusion; made from a handful 



of leaves and a teacup of boiling 



water. 



Decoction; made from 5 inches 

 of root, grated, and 1 quart of 

 water. 



These were used with other in- 

 • gredients in making a cough 

 sirup. 



Decoction; made from 2 roots 



and 1 quart water. 

 Decoction _. 



Decoction; with other ingre- 

 dients not designated. 



Decoction 



.do. 



Decoction; made from a double 

 ■ handful of the pulverized roots 

 to 2 quarts of water. 



Decoction; made from 1 root and 

 a quart of water. 



Steeped together. 



How administered 



Internally. 



Snuffed up nostrils. 

 Internally.. 



___.do 



Drink entire amount at 

 once. This was said to 

 produce perspiration, 

 loosen phlegm, and act as 

 an emetic. Drink warm 

 water after medicine has 

 acted; repeat five days 

 later. This is usually suf- 

 ficient; it was said that 

 too much was an injury. 



Internally 



.do. 



Snuffed up nostrils. 



Internally. 

 ....do 



Internally. Dose is 1 swal- 

 low. 



Internally. 



Internally. Dose is 1 swal- 

 low. 



Internally 



.do. 



.do. 



.do. 



.do. 



'Take it cold' 



Internally. 



Remarks and references 



See Diseases of women and nosebleed. 



See Toothache, sore throat, and physic. 

 Used chiefly for children. 



This use of the herb was said to be a 

 great secret. See also Scrofula and 

 diseases of women. 



Used only for infants. 



This was used for an internal cold with 

 tendency to pneumonia, also for pain 

 in chest. 



This was used for a heavy cold in the 

 head, and was said to cause sneezing 

 and relieve the head. 



See Boils and fracture. 



This was used for a hard dry cough and 

 taken after a coughing spell. 



See Kidney trouble. 

 See Emetics. 



This was said to be particularly good 

 for pain in the chest. 



The second named was used for cramps. 



This was used for hemorrhage from the 

 lungs, also for pain in the back and 

 chest with tendency to consumption. 



This remedy was used to check a sud- 

 den hemorrhage from the lungs. See 

 Pain in back, sprain, diseases of 

 women, and remedies for the hair. 



