. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). PODS Found in dry areas. species, Ranunculus scel- eratus; Cursed Buttercup, has a poison, aenonal, that causes intestinal inflama- tion. If the acrid, burning juice is tasted, spit it out. H-17. HEDGE MUS- TARD, Descurainia pin- natum; Mustard Fam. Al- so called Western Tansy Mustard. 2' tall, erect plant; leaves once or twice divided into small seg- ments, ashy color. Small, yellow flowers appear on long slender stems. The Mexican name is Pamito and is sold in their drug
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). PODS Found in dry areas. species, Ranunculus scel- eratus; Cursed Buttercup, has a poison, aenonal, that causes intestinal inflama- tion. If the acrid, burning juice is tasted, spit it out. H-17. HEDGE MUS- TARD, Descurainia pin- natum; Mustard Fam. Al- so called Western Tansy Mustard. 2' tall, erect plant; leaves once or twice divided into small seg- ments, ashy color. Small, yellow flowers appear on long slender stems. The Mexican name is Pamito and is sold in their drug stores. The seeds are crushed and used as poultices or made into a tea for summer complaint. Leaves, picked young, are good boiled. Indians gathered seeds by knocking them into baskets. The seeds were stirred over an open fire in a pan, then ground and made into a mush or stirred into soup. Pomo Indians mixed the seeds with their corn meal for better taste. In Mexico the seeds were made into a poultice for wounds. Brooks wrote: "It is said to be an attenuate, expectorant and diuretic, and is strongly re- commended in chronic coughs and ; H-18. SHEPHERD'S PURSE, Capsella bursa- ^ pastoris. 3"-2 4" tall herb; stem single, with branching, deeply cut bas- al leaves that have a pep- pery flavor; tiny white flow- ers become triangular pods, Used as a pot herb, it tastes like cabbage; also young leaves eaten raw. Indians roasted seeds and used as a nutritious meal. An infusion of 1 ounce of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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