DENSMORH] 



PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



359 



How prepared 



How administered 



Remarks and references 



Decoction made from a handful 



of the powdered root and 1 



quart of water. 

 Decoction made from a handful 



of the powdered root and 1 



quart of water. 

 Decoction; the third named was 



sometimes omitted from this 



combination. It could also be 



used alone. 



Decoction . 



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Decoction; this root was used 

 alone and also as an ingredient 

 in many other remedies of t his 

 sort. 



Decoction 



Steeped 



1 root of each is put in 1 quart of 

 water and is steeped, not 

 boiled. Drink about every 

 hour. 



1 root was steeped in 1 pint of 

 water and taken in 3 doses 

 about 2 hours apart. 



In preparing this remedy the 

 root must be scraped upward. 

 A weak decoction is made from 

 a few inches of the root and a 

 pint of water. The following 

 ingredients are added to this: 

 4 bumblebees are caught and 

 put in a box to die of them- 

 selves. In catching the bees 

 they must be stunned but not 

 injured. It destroys the effi- 

 cacy if the bees are treated 

 otherwise. The bees are dried, 

 ground to a powder, and put 

 in a leather packet until need- 

 ed. When the medicine is to be 

 used, a pinch of this powder is 

 put in a small half teacup of 

 the above decoction. The 

 dose is about a tablespoonful. 

 Two doses are usually suffici- 

 ent. A specimen of the bee 

 was obtained and identified as 

 a common bumblebee. 



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See Tonics and fevers. 



This remedy was used if the difficulty 

 threatened to lead to consumption. 

 Concerning the first, see Stoppage of 

 urine, the second, see Boils, cough, 

 and fracture, and the third, "Hu- 

 mors in the blood. " 



The native name of this plant means 

 young women's drink. In old times 

 the medicines given to maidens were 

 different from those given to married 

 women. This was said to be a rare 

 remedy, and was used as a regulator 

 for young girls. See Fevers and 

 diseases of the ear and throat. 



See Lung trouble. 



See Hemorrhages and lung trouble. 



There was said to be another variety of 

 this plant which had red berries and 

 was used for diseases of men. 



This was given to a pregnant woman 

 who had been injured, to prevent 

 miscarriage. 



This is used for excessive flowing during 

 confinement or to prevent premature 

 birth. The bark of the first named 

 was used for cuts and the buds of the 

 second for sprains. 



See Pain in the back, lung trouble, 

 sprain, and remedies for the hair. 



The plant is also used for diseases of 

 the eye. 



