Kita-kop-sim. Garter-Root, or Pachsi, Dry-Root. Silver-Weed. Argentina anserina. The root was used for diarrhea.
Nuxapist. Little Blanket. Indian Hemp, Dogbane. Apocynum cannabinum. A drink was made by boiling the root in water and taken for a laxative. It was also used as a wash to prevent hair falling out. It grows on high cliffs and was gathered at all times of year.
A-po-pik-a-tiss. Makes-your-hair-gray. Pore Fungus. Polyporus. A small quantity was used as a purgative. It was said to make the hair gray if too large a dose was taken. It was also used for cleaning buckskin.
At-si-po-koa. Fire-Taste. Sharp-leaved Beard-Tongue. Pentstemon acuminatus. The Blackfoot named it At-si-po-koa because of its biting flavor. It was boiled in water and taken internally for cramps and pains in the stomach. It was also used to stop vomiting.
Six-in-oko. Juniper. Red Cedar. Juniperus scopulorum. The berries were made into a tea to stop vomiting. The Juniper was used on the altar of the sacred woman at the Sun Dance.
Aks-peis. Sticky-Weed. Gum-Plant. Grindelia squarrosa. The root was boiled and taken internally for liver trouble. It grows on the prairies.
Opet-at-sapia. Gutierrezia diversifolia. Grows on the prairies in the foothills to the mountains. The roots were used by medicine men in doctoring. Red-hot stones were placed in water with the roots. Fumes arose with the steam.
E-simatch-sis. Dye. Evernia vulpina. A lichen that grows on pine trees. It was used as a yellow dye for porcupine quills. The quills were placed with the dye in boiling water. It was also used for headache.
E-simatch-sis. Dye. The Yellow Orthocarpus. Orthocarpus luteus. Used for dyeing gopher skins red. The plant was first pounded up and then pressed firmly upon the skin. It grows on the prairies.
Ana-wawa-toks-tima. Buffalo-Food. Yellow Cancer-Root. Thalesia fasciculata. Used by Buffalo medicine men in doctoring wounds. They chewed and blew it upon the wound.