The
BOTANICAL LORE
of the
CALIFORNIA INDIANS
with Side Lights on Historical Incidents in California
by
JOHN BRUNO ROMERO
“HA-HA-ST OF TAWEE”
VANTAGE PRESS, INC., NEW YORK
COPYRIGHT, 1954, BY JOHN BRUNO ROMERO
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 54-8325
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To My Uncle
Chief William Pablo
of Mahum and Guana-pia-pa
Contents
Page [Preface] vii [The Story of the Indians of the Pacific Southwest] 1 [Book of Herbs] 6 [The Legend of Console Mineral Springs near Homuba Canyon] 72 [Index of Herb Applications] 77 [Index of Herbs] 79
Preface
Of all the books written concerning the Indians of North America, I don’t know of one which treats of the Indians’ great knowledge of medicine, the vast store which was theirs of plants and herbs which possessed curative and healing qualities, many of them far superior, even today, to the medicine used by the white physician.