There are other herbal remedies that belong to medicinal orders in the secret brotherhoods that are not the property of the gods. It was then evident to the writer, who sat beside the old man, that the pebbles he was to press from the patient's eyes were held in the most remarkable manner in the palm of his hand.
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 41 bewitched by man. Then ho acts m the capacity of theurgist,
The leaves of this plant are said to provide a cooling sensation, . when applied to the skin, than tliose of any other plant. The same mixture, in liquid form, is used to fight the corpses of those standing in fire, and is placed in the mouth before consumption.
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PKACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 43 by a severe cold. When thus employed tlie plant belongs only
This medicine belonged to the kum Shumaker brotherhood until given by Shumaker' to the Great Fh-e brotherhood. The l)lossoms are chewed and the saliva applied to the skin to make it depilatory.
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PKACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 45
Plum blossoms are one of the ingredients of the pats or cakes. made by.de Shu'maakwe.'. These will lead to convulsions or delirium, requiring the patient to be restrained.
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 49 Galaxy fraternity, but in recent years the Galaxy has given it to
Theurgist puts a piece of the root in the patient's mouth, where it stays for a day and a night, except when it is removed, the patient can eat. In both cases, the theurgist takes a quantity of the root in his mouth and spits it out in his hand. Ha'sililiwe Wanna, 'blue leaves in subtle motion' (ha The treatment is given at the patient's home or wherever he is, and he is expected to join the Cactus Brotherhood after his recovery. STEVENSON] MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS Swelling of the throat, fever, causing mild vomiting, and occurrence. STEVENSON] MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS Swelling of the throat, fever, causing mild vomiting, and occurrence. The theurgist loosens the wounds and blows smoke from a cigarette made of corn husks filled with native tobacco, a'Tia {Nicotiana attenuatalorr.). During a male patient's period of treatment, he should not look at the face of a woman feeding a baby, otherwise "his poisoned heart would swell and he would certainly die within four days." Usually the patient has recovered by the fifth day, in which case on the morning of the fifth day his head is washed with yucca sap by a woman of the fraternity. The theurgist prays for the patient: "May your heart be good, that you may walk the straight path of the Sun Father. May your life path be long, that you may not die, but sleep to wake m KoTuwala'wa" (Abiding Place of the God's Counsel) .^ Placing his mi'li- on the patient's lips, the theurgist continues: "Inhale the holy breath of life." Often a tea is made from the twigs and drunk warm ^\-with needles. The root of the plant is l^oUed and the tea is given as an emetic and purgative. Men collect the root of this plant and give it to the women of the family. The woman who administers the medicine takes something in her mouth and rubs it over the stomach of the patient. Women often put a pinch of the powdered root in water to be drunk at mealtimes by the men of the family, to prevent them from overindulging their appetites. A pinch of root powder is put in a small amount of water and the infusion is drunk to soothe the sick stomach. Ha'cldlfowe, 'in flower seeds' Qia The infusion is used externally for sore eyes and skin affections, and it is claimed that this treatment always brings relief, unless the patient has a "bad heart." STEVENSON] MEDICINAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 61 Medicine belongs to the brethren of the Ant, the Down Eagle, and the Rattlesnake. 62 ETHNOBOTANY OF THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth.ann.30 This medicine is given to women during labor to hasten labor by increasing the severity of hibor. The terurgist takes the powder into his mouth and then throws it out into his hands, which he places on the parts of the patient's body that are affected. Ea'pewiHapa, 'leaves flat in all directions' (ha This plant is opposed to heahng and is consequently the enemy of . all healing plants. "Separating it with the hands will break the skin." Seed from the borer is ground with native squash seeds and with corn kernels buried by crows and found by members. 64 THE ETHNOBOTANY OF THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth.ann.30 blossoms and wears them on his kerchief when he seeks the chosen maiden at their place of trial. The god of music created the tenatsali, an amitic plant that bears flowers in the colors of the six cardinal points - yellow flowers for the north, blue for the west, red for the south, white for the east, all colors for the zenith, and black for the nadir. . After ripening, the fruits are collected in large containers; .. this part of the work is done by the women of the assisted family. After the pot has been removed from the heat and has cooled sufficiently, it is placed on the floor next to the toaster oven. The woman at the baking stone deposits a double handful of mash into the empty bowl, adding a handful of batter. CTiu'tsikwanawe ('husked corn'), 'hominy', is one of the staple foods of the Zuni. The grain lies in the kiln from late afternoon until after sunrise the following morning, when the owners of it. STEVENSON] USE OF PLANTS IN WEAVING 79 These cords are used principally to tie prayer-plume offerings USE OF PLANTS IN DYEING USE OF PLANTS IN BASKETRY USE OF PLANTS IN POTTERY DECORATION USE OF PLAXTS I OR THE TOILET USE OF PLANTS IN FOLK-LORE STEVENSON] USE OF PLANTS IN FOLK-LORE 85 Children of both sexes, especially Hoj-s, are whipped with the fresh Currently, the rampests make ropes of the coma, using only their fingers in this work. Each plume offering has an underwing plume from the to'rui (turkey); a white downy plume of the Icldhld (eagle) from the top of the tail; one tail tuft of the e'ya (blue-green duck); An. 34; I place my te'likyina'we (prayer plumes), and I take your medicine so that I can talk to the birds of the six regions, so that the rain may come and fertilize Mother Earth and make her beautiful.” Wlien the rain priest arrives at the house of the man he is to treat, he finds him sitting in darkness in his room. The priest Therain repeats to him what he heard him say during the night and gives him the name of the person he mentioned. Once when the Zunis were on the warpath, several of their number, leaving the camp and cautiously approaching the Navaho, their hated enemy, found many of the warriors sleeping in a hogan [aNavahohouse]. One of the Zuni threw the sleeping Navaho crowd of the flowers and the delicate twig-soft plant, ground together, while others made a circle of the medicine from the hogan; so everyone. The delicate twigs, leaves and flowers are ground together between stones by the older and younger arch priests and placed in. When Zuili went on the warpath, as soon as they discovered the enemy, the elder brother and younger brother gave Bow Priests. STEVENSON] CEBEMOXIAL USES OF PLANTS 95a pinch of the powder to each warrior who phiced it in his month. [eth.ann.30 The root is chewed and rubbed on the rabbit stick to ensure success in hunting. The young buds or shoots are eaten at the end of a ceremony by members of the Sword Swallowers order of the Great Fire Brotherhood. Swordtails of the Great Fire Brotherhood, at the end of their ceremony, when they wish for male children.*. A'pilalu,'hand manyseeds' (aKa'si, hand;pi'lalu, manyseeds).. m the plaza, to then- fraternity room, they are whip])etl with the switches of ^Tco'shi (Opuntia whipplei Engehn. .) and pi'la, willow (Salix irrorafa Anders.), after which the root and flowers of Polanisia are chewed and thrown over the bodies subjected to flogging. STEVENSON] CEREMONIAL USE OF PLAKTS 97 Thin twigs are employed by aU members of the Ko'tikili. The powdered root is sprinkled into a ceremonial bowl of water in the fraternity room, and the water is consecrated in an elaborate ceremony. Six stone animal fetishes, each representing one of the six regions, are deposited separately, and in turn, in the bowl, while incantations are chanted to the zoological gods.' The a'lcwamosi (medicine maker) administers the consecrated water to the members of the brotherhood and invited guests, for physical purification. This root is also crushed between stones, then taken into the mouth, thrown into the hands and rubbed over the body, especially on the throat and chest, by the members of the brotherhood of the Sword swallowers and the order of the Sword swallowers of the Great . Fii brotherhood, prior to swallowing the sword, to avoid injury from the weapon. STEVENSON] CEREMONIAL USE OF PLANTS 99 The whole plant is boiled and the tea is drunk hot on the first four. Ears of corn are carried in the dance by many personages of the anthropic and tile-related gods, the maidens. Ribboned corn husks adorn the hair and skull of Galaxy Ne'wekwe, one of the oldest brotherhoods, in their ceremonies. Similar mailings are made to men and women invited to attend ceremonies and are also used to notify members of organizations of meetings, etc. Balls of corn husks covered with woven cotton are used with the long ends in ceremonial white cotton sashes, symbolizing corn and the desire for a living harvest. LIST OP PLANTSSTEVENSON] MEDICAL PEACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 53 swelling of the throat, fevers, to produce mild vomitiag, and to act
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 55 moiiy in the fraternity chamber. Men and women dance to the
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PKACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 59
STEVENSON] MEDICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 61 medicine belongs to the Ant, Eagle-down, and Rattlesnake frater-
STETEXSON] MEDICAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS 63 but in instances when the medicine is apphed after a ceremony, in
EDIBLE PLANTS
CLAN NAMES AND OTHER NA]\IES DEEIVED FROM PLANTS
STEVENSON] CEREMONIAL USES OF PLANTS 93 and by tlic pa'moso'nohla (female scalp custodian) and her deput}",
STEVENSON] CEBEMOXIAL USES OF PLANTS 95 a pinch of the powder to each wari-ior, who phiced it in his month,
STEVENSON] CEREMONIAL USES OF PLAKTS 97 The slender twigs are employed by aU members of the Ko'tikili
STEVENSON] CEREMONIAL USES OF PLANTS 99 The entire plant is boiled and the tea drunk hot on the first four
