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PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



345 



How prepared 



Dried. 



Decoction, strong medicine, yet 

 1 sprig not enough for a treat- 

 ment. 



Decoction._ 



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"Put leaves in hot water and 



drink it." 

 Decoction... 



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 _do. 



IIow administered 



"Chew the root and swal- 

 low the juice." 

 Internally 



Decoction made from 1 root and 



1 quart of water. 

 Decoction made from equal 



amounts of the two roots. 

 ....do 



Dried and steeped. 



Decoction. 



Steeped 



Used alone and also in combi- 

 nation with other roots. 



Decoction; the first named root 

 was also used alone in de- 

 coction. 



Decoction made from this com- 

 bined with roots of cherry and 

 young oak. 



Decoction made of 14 root and 

 1 quart water. 



Dried and pulverized; decoction.. 



Decoction. 



The measure for preparing this 

 root was according to the age of 

 the patient, the measure being 

 the length of the index finger, 

 whether an infant or an adult. 

 This quantity of the root was 

 scalded (not boiled), and taken 

 warm. Dose about a half cup- 

 ful. Same dosage for all 

 physics. 



Decoction. Used especially for 

 babies. 



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 Internally 



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Remarks and references 



See Diseases of the eye. 



Used alone and also in combinations. 



Used only in combinations. 



This is used for sudden colic. 

 This is a child 's remedy. 

 See Lung trouble. 

 See Emetic. 



See Sore throat and disinfectant. 

 Do. 



See Lung trouble. 

 Do. 



This was used for chronic dysentery. 



See Diseases of women, hemorrhages, 



and remedies for the hair. 

 This remedy was used for cramps. 



See Stoppage of urine. 

 See Indigestion and sweat lodge cus- 

 toms. 



/For other uses of first-named root, see 

 [ Headache and hemorrhages. 



See Diseases of women. 



This remedy was used for obstinate 

 dysentery. The blossom of same 

 plant was combined with alum root 

 and used as a remedy for the sore 

 mouth of a child when teething. 

 See p. 343. 



See Cold, toothache and sore throat. 



See Eruptions. 



