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PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



347 



How prepared 



How administered 



Remarks and references 



"Cut up the stalk and dry it, 

 pulverize, put about a table- 

 spoon in warm water, steep 

 but do not let it boil. Do not 

 eat after taking it. Green 

 stalk may be chewed. " 



Decoction made of 5 roots and 

 1 quart of water. 



Decoction made of this com- 

 bined with other roots. 



Decoction, combined with catnip 



Decoction, combined with other 

 roots. 



Decoction made of 2 inches of 

 dried root in a little water. 



Decoction, 1 root proper amount 

 for a dose; quick in its effect. 



"Scrape the root fine. Tie a 

 small quantity in a white cloth 

 and squeeze it in warm water." 



"In preparing these, scrape the 

 stalks carefully, removing only 

 the thin outer covering and 

 using the green part under- 

 neath. Put the scrapings of 

 this green bark from both trees 

 in boiling water to make decoc- 



, tion." 



" Break up the bark, put it in a 

 cloth and put the cloth in hot 

 water, squeeze it until the 

 water is green. Let it cool and 

 take it with plenty of water." 



Decoction _ 



Internally. 



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" Boil a handful of the prepared 

 roots in about 1 pint of water." 



"Steep 2 or 3 roots in 1 quart 

 boiling water. Let the child 

 drink freely until the effect is 

 evident." 



Decoction _ 



The wood at the "heart of the 

 branches" was cut in small 

 bits and boiled, making a de- 

 coction. 



Decoction 



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See use of root as a hair wash. 



It was said that this physic also 

 "cleansed the blood." 



See Kidney trouble. 



This was said to be a very strong 

 remedy. See Stoppage of urine. 



This is also used as a remedy for bil- 

 iousness and for hemorrhages from 

 the lungs. 



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See Cramps. 



The first named was also used as a dis- 

 infectant wash. The second named 

 was used for ulcers, cholera infantum, 

 and scrofulous neck. 



See uses of flowers and leaves for erup 

 tions and burns. 



See Worms, ulcers, and scrofula; also 

 disinfectant wash. 



This remedy was used also for pain in 

 the back. It is an old Mide remedy 

 and the root was always carried in a 

 bag made of bear paws. Such a bag 

 was used only by men holding a 

 high degree in the Midewiwin. 

 The native name means "Bear 

 root." 



See Cough. 



See Dysentei-y. 



