Kaksamis. She Sage. Sweet Sage, Old Man, Pasturage Sage-Brush.
Artemisia frigida. The roots or tops were boiled and used as a drink
for mountain fever. It was also chewed for heart-burn. Sage was
generally tied to articles that were sacrificed to the Sun.
Otsque-eina. Blue Berry. Oregon Grape. Berberis aquifolium. The roots
were boiled and used for stomach trouble, also for hemorrhages. It grew
in the forest on the mountains.
A-poks-ikim. Smell-Foot. Northern Valerian. Valeriana septentrionalis.
A hot drink was made from the roots for stomach trouble.
A-much-ko-iyatsis. Red-Mouth Bush. Paper-Leaf Alder. Alnus tenuifolia.
A hot drink was made of the bark and taken for scrofula. The bark split
readily and was also used for making stirrups, which were covered with
raw-hide. The Indian name originated because it was observed that when
people chewed the bark it colored their mouths red.
Ma-ne-ka-pe. Young Man. Horse-Mint. Monarda scabra. An eye-wash was
made by placing the blossoms in warm water and was used to allay
inflammation.
So-ya-its. Lies-on-his-belly. Long-plumed Avens. Sieversia ciliata. It
grows on the plains and in the mountains. The Blackfoot boiled it in
water and used for sore and inflamed eyes.
Kine. Rose Berries or Apis-is-kitsa-wa. Tomato-Flower. Say’s Rose. Rosa
Sayi. A drink was made of the root and given to children for diarrhea.
The berries were sometimes eaten raw.
Omaka-ka-tane-wan. Gopher-Berries. Wild Potato, Ground Cherry,
Cut-leaved Nightshade. Solatium triflorum. The berries were boiled and
given to children for diarrhea. The plants grow on prairie-dog hills.
Kita-kop-sim. Garter-Root, or Pachsi, Dry-Root. Silver-Weed. Argentina
anserina. The root was used for diarrhea.
Nuxapist. Little Blanket. Indian Hemp, Dogbane. Apocynum cannabinum. A
drink was made by boiling the root in water and taken for a laxative.
It was also used as a wash to prevent hair falling out. It grows on
high cliffs and was gathered at all times of year.
A-po-pik-a-tiss. Makes-your-hair-gray. Pore Fungus. Polyporus. A small
quantity was used as a purgative. It was said to make the hair gray if
too large a dose was taken. It was also used for cleaning buckskin.
At-si-po-koa. Fire-Taste. Sharp-leaved Beard-Tongue. Pentstemon
acuminatus. The Blackfoot named it At-si-po-koa because of its biting
flavor. It was boiled in water and taken internally for cramps and
pains in the stomach. It was also used to stop vomiting.
Six-in-oko. Juniper. Red Cedar. Juniperus scopulorum. The berries were
made into a tea to stop vomiting. The Juniper was used on the altar of
the sacred woman at the Sun Dance.
Aks-peis. Sticky-Weed. Gum-Plant. Grindelia squarrosa. The root was
boiled and taken internally for liver trouble. It grows on the
prairies.
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