Siximas. Black-Root. White Bane-Berry. Actaea eburnea. The root was boiled and used for coughs and colds.
Six-ocasim. Indian Horehound. It is not found on the prairies but in the mountains along streams. It was generally used, after mixing with other plants, for baby colds.
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. [[322]]