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Show HOFFMAN.] PLANTS USED IN MEDICINE. 201 Rhus ( aromatica, Ait. ?) " White Sumac." Bokkwan ibok. Roots are boiled, with those of the following named plant, and the decoction taken to cure diarrhea. ( Gen. et * p. f) Ki'tshiodeiminibok-*' Big Heart Leaf." Roots boiled, with preceding, and decoction taken for diarrhea. Monarda ftstulom, L. Wild Bergamot. Moshkos' wanowins'-*' Little Elk's Tail." The root is used by making a decoction and drinking several swallows, at intervals, for pain in the stomach and intestines. Hydrophyllum Virginicum, L. Waterleaf. Hunkite'waguus'. The roots are boiled, the liquor then taken for pains in the chest, back, etc. Anemone Penn& ylvanicum, L. Pennsylvania Anemone. Pesi'kwadzhi'bwiko'kok. A decoction of the roots is used for pains in the lumbar region. Viola { Canadensis, L. ?). Canada Violet. Maskwfwidzhi'wiko'kdk. The decoction made of the roots is used for pains in the region of the bladder. Phryma leptostachya, L. Lopseed. Waia'bishkeiio'kQk. The roots are boiled and the decoction taken for rheumatic pains in the legs. Viola pubescens, Ait. Downy Yellow Violet, Ogite'waguns. A decoction is made of the roots, of which small doses are taken at intervals for sore throat. Rosa ( lucida, Ehrhart?). Dwarf Wild Rose. Oginrminagan'mos. The roots of young plants are steeped in hot water and the liquid applied to sore eyes. ( Gen. et sp. f) Mo'zana tlk. This plant could not be identified at the locality and time at which investigations were conducted. The root is boiled and the decoction taken as a diuretic for difficult micturition. Adam rubra, Michx. Red Baneberry. Odzi'bIke" s'-" Little Root." A decoction of the root, which has a sweet taste, is used for stomachic pains caused by having swallowed hair ( mythic). Used also in conjunction with Ginseng. This plant, according to some peculiarities, is considered the male plant at certain seasons of the year, and is given only to men and boys, while the same plant at other seasons, because of size, color of fruit, or something else, is termed the female, and is prepared for women and girls in the following manner, viz: The roots are rolled in basswood leaves and baked, when they become black; an infusion is then prepared, and used in a similar manner as above. The latter is called Wash'kubldzhi'bikakok'. Botrychium Virginicum, Swartz. Moonwort. Ozaga'tigum. The root is bruised and applied to cuts. Aralia trifolia, Or. Dwarf Ginseng. Neso'wakok-" Three Leafed." The roots are chewed and the mass applied to cuts to arrest hemorrhage. Echinospermum lappula, Lehm. Stick weed. Ozaga tigomens-" Burr Bush." The roots are placed in a hole in the ground upon hot stones, to cause the fumes to rise, when the patient puts down his face and has a cloth or blanket thrown over his head. The fumes are inhaled for headache. The raw roots are also sniffed at for the same purpose. It is affirmed by various members of the Mide' Society that in former times much of the information relating to some of these plants was not imparted to a candidate for initiation into the first degree, but was reserved for succeeding degrees, to induce a Mide' of the first degree to endeavor to attain higher distinction and further advancement in the mysteries of the order. As much knowl- |