. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). CCF MCF Mead. Str. Wd. H-7. YERBA MANSA, Anemopsis californica; Lizard's Tail Fam. 6-24'^ tall plant, with a creeping root-stock, white flowers in dense spikes surrounded by petal-like bracts; the heart-shaped leaves are mostly basaU The plant has a pungent, spicy odor, and the aromat- ic root was chewed raw. Tea made of the leaves was used for purifying blood; a poultice for cuts and bruises; and bruised leaves reduced swellings, dysentery, ashmao The tea was also used fo
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). CCF MCF Mead. Str. Wd. H-7. YERBA MANSA, Anemopsis californica; Lizard's Tail Fam. 6-24'^ tall plant, with a creeping root-stock, white flowers in dense spikes surrounded by petal-like bracts; the heart-shaped leaves are mostly basaU The plant has a pungent, spicy odor, and the aromat- ic root was chewed raw. Tea made of the leaves was used for purifying blood; a poultice for cuts and bruises; and bruised leaves reduced swellings, dysentery, ashmao The tea was also used for colds and to help movement of urine in kidney ailments. An infusion of the root-stocks was used for various skin troubles. The leaves boiled in a quantity of water were used as a bath for muscular pains and for sore feet. Dried roots, roast- ed and browned, were made into a decoction used for colds and for stomach ache. fLOUERS H-8, species. NETTLES, Urtica The 6 western species are all covered with stinging hairs, and have op- posite, 3-7 nerved;toothed leaves; the flowers form cluster at the axils of the hairy or smooth leaves. Most states Pepys, in 1661, speaks of eating nettle porridge; also eaten in northern Per- sia, Scotch and Irish use the young leaves for greens. The French make 7 differ- ent dishes from the nettle. FRUIT tops. Stems have an excellent fibre, used for fish lines and clothes. Indians used branches to strike parts affected by pains, and a decoction of roots to bathe rheumatic pains in joints. Sometimes, pounded leaves rubbed on limbs produced a counter-irritant. Hot poultices of the mashed leaves were used for 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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