Sivitcĭlt, Rumex hymenosepalus. The root of the canaigre is dried, ground and the powder applied to sores.
Soʼam hi’âseikkam, "yellow flower." An infusion made from the flowers of this plant is used as a remedy for sore eyes.
Ոrtam, Atriplex lentiformis. The root is powdered and applied to sores.
Ոrte, Krameria parvifolia. Used in the same manner as the preceding.
Vaiʼewa, Xanthium canadense. Cocklebur pulp is combined with soot as a remedy for sore eyes.
Va’vaĭsh, Houttuynia californica, called "yerba mansa" by the Mexicans. The roots are crushed and boiled. The extract is used as a tea for consumptives, according to one informant, and as an emetic according to another.
Vipûkam, Alba marginata. The root is chewed as an emetic.
Teamsters' Tea, Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland, is a native of Arizona, and is used by the Pimas in making a beverage. It is also used by both the Pimas and Mexicans as a remedy for syphilis.
A composite, Perezia wrightii, is used as a styptic.
Thamnosma montanum is said to be used as a decoction for the cure of gonorrhea by the Pimas and Apaches. (Dr Edward Palmer, manuscript.)[1]
ANIMALS USED FOR FOOD
Kâ-âtci, or tâsi’-ikâlt, Tayassu angulatum sonoriense. The peccary is yet found in the larger mountain chains that were formerly reached by the hunters of Pimería, though the Gila river is about the northern limit of the range of this animal in the West. It could never have been an important article of diet, and is practically unknown to the younger generation.
Kaf, Taxidea taxus (subspecies?). The badger is occasionally seen along the Gila, but is not abundant and is no longer eaten. It is one of the animals that cause disease among men, and a badger tail is an essential part of the medicine-man's equipment.
Kaʼkatco, Lophortyx gambeli. The handsome topknot quail is the most abundant of the feathered inhabitants of the Gila thickets. It is tabued to the women, though no explanation for this could be discovered.
Kâʼsŏn. A "rat" was formerly eaten, but it was found impossible during my stay to get specimens for identification.[2]
- ↑ This ia similar to, but not identical with, the' "cordoncillo" of the Arizona Mexicans, from which an infusion is made that is used a sa tonic and blood purifier. (Thornber.)
- ↑ Mr Fisher, of the Biological Survey, lists the following species of mice and rats for Pimería: Mus alexandrinus, introduced; Mus musculus, introduced; Mus norvegicus, introduced; Orychomys torridus; Peromyscus, 2–3 species; Sigmodon hispidus arizona; Reithrodontomys (sp.?); Neotoma (sp.?); Fiber zibethicus pallidus.
