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I myself feel that I fit under the category of witch, only because I don’t conform to other religions. I enjoy the freedom to study and practice the ways of the old and wise.
I love and honor my Heavenly Father Deeply within the very depths my soul. I follow His path and none other. Man has tampered with so much through out the centuries that nothing is what was. But rather what they wish you to think.
In my heart I trust what Christ showed to be the most precious way of living. Compassionate, loving and honest in all that we do. Also, if it is true (I believe it is), that we were all created in His Image and Likeness. Then he too has a family. A Wife (who shall never be named. We use God in slander and cursing, as well as his Son’s name.) as well, as A Son. In all actuality it is said, that he had two. That Satan the Devil, was cast into the under world, (Hell) as punishment, for defying His Father.
Read and you’ll find all this. Up till now I have provided enough on this page to verify all I have here. Now, a little reading won’t hurt you.

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We are the true native's of this land. Yet we are the only ones without rights. Still, even now, today we fight for what's rightfully ours. White men till today, have yet to honor the treaties set forth many years ago.."The American government broke every single one of the 350 treaties they signed with American Indians, and sent us off into unwanted land, barren reservations—out of sight, out of mind," Mr. Peltier said. However, he warned that there was a rekindled spirit in the Native American community; there are those ready to stand up for what is rightfully theirs. "And that means more government repression," he said..Yet We Still Walk With Pride.. "READ MORE"
Genocide NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The United Nations defines "Genocide", under principles of the convention on Human Rights, as: "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group through five types of criminal actions, such as killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction, in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."
that the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO program of "misinformation and discrediting" is still "alive and well." "America always pushed us off our land and took the best part for themselves. Wherever they pushed us, we would again begin to thrive. Then, they wanted that. The lands we were pushed on became worse and worse. Yet, still the Creator provided for us. Oil or some other valuable mineral was discovered. And, of course, they soon came after that," Mr. Peltier writes in his letter.
According to the 2000 census, 2.9 million people report their race as Native American. Unemployment for Native Americans is 15 percent, three times the national average. However, 60 percent of the Native American population live in urban areas and pay taxes. One-third of those who live on reservations, who are 25 and older, do not have a high school diploma.
Native Americans suffer violent crimes at two-and-a-half times that of the national rate. Their homicide rate has increased 80 percent since 1992, with an alarming increase in youth suicides.

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The Lord's Prayer
u-gv-wi-yu-hi u-da-do-li-s-ta-nv-i

Our Father, living in heaven
o-gi-do-da ga-lv-la-di he-hi

Your name shall be glorified.
ga-lv-quo-di-yu ge-se-s-di de-tsa-do-v-i

Let it be known you are God.
tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv wi-ga-na-nu-go-i

Here on Earth your will shall be
a-ni e-lo-hi wi-ni-ga-li-s-da ha-da-nv-te-s-gv-i

Done the same as in Heaven.
na-s-gi-ya ga-lv-la-di tsi-ni-ga-li-s-di-ha

Everyday, give us our daily needs.
ni-da-do-da-qui-sv o-ga-li-s-da-yv-di s-gi-v-si go-hi i-ga

Forgive us what we owe, as we forgive others of what they have done.
di-ge-s-gi-v-si-quo-no de-s-gi-du-gv-i na-s-gi-ya tsi-di-ga-yo-tsi-ne-ho tso-tsi-du-gi

Don't lead us to trials, a-le tle-s-di u-da-go-li-ye-di-yi ge-sv wi-di-s-gi-ya-ti-nv-s-ta-nv-giBut rescue us from evil.
s-gi-yu-da-le-s-ge-s-di-quo-s-gi-ni u-yo ge-sv-i

You are God,
tsa-tse-li-ga-ye-no tsa-gv-wi-yu-hi ge-sv-i

The strength,
a-le tsa-li-ni-gi-di-yi ge-sv-i

And forever salvation.
a-le e-tsa-lv-quo-di-yu ge-sv ni-go-hi-lv-i

Amen
e*m.
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As I walk the trail of life in the fear of the wind and rain,
Grant O Great Spirit,that I may always walk like a Woman.
For I Am A Child Of God,
A Daughter To My Mother, A Mother To My Children,
A MeMa To My Grandchildren and A Friend To All.
I am a Teacher, a Student, and a Woman.
I am many things, Yet beneath all,
I am me. I am a Hedge Witch.
Gifted with the knowledge and passion for helping others.
I follow the Old Traditions.
I follow the Path laid before me by God & Goddess,
I follow the Ways of the Wise Ones.
I seek to know both God and Goddess,
I seek to know myself.
I am me, I am a Hedge Witch.
Though I may only dress up for eight sabbats a year,
And thirteen esbats,
I am always me, I am a Hedge Witch.
Though I'm always dressed in black and leave my hair wild and free,
For I am still me, a Hedge Witch.
I do not worship Satan,
Nor have I even met him,
Yet many see me as evil,
And my magick and beliefs as a sin.
I do what comes natural,
What God have taught me.
Striving to be in His Grace.
And although it does not conform,
I am still me, a Hedge Witch.
God has shown me life and his love for us all through his son.
His Wife The Goddess shows me beauty through her Love for all..
Earth, and Air, Fire, and Water, Teach me what is right.
And Old Spirit's in their mystic ways, Teaches me about myself.
There is no such thing as a single "Native American Spirituality". There are hundreds of tribes, each with their own spirituality.
Native beliefs are TRIBAL-SPECIFIC. There is NO "Generic Indian" form of spirituality. There are as many differences from tribe-to-tribe as there are between Hinduism and the Church of England. No one would think of teaching those two as the same and calling them "Indo-European," yet many of these FRAUDULENT operators teach a thrown together mishmash of bits and pieces of different beliefs.
New Age spirituality isn't the same.
That I am always myself, I am me, I am a Hedge Witch.
People who deliberately seek such power will not find it. People who pay for medicine, who believe they can buy the Spirit, are fools. ... We are hungry for doorways to the Spirit, to learn that everything and every day is sacred... Spiritual leaders need to encourage all to deepen their prayers and spiritual path... because we non-Natives must first learn to shift our thinking from 'I' to 'we', a concept built into many Native languages."
"Without substantial contact with the culture and fluency in its language, what you feel attracted to is a =stereotype= of that culture--based on books, films, etc. --not the culture itself. In other words, you can't be drawn to something about which you know almost nothing, especially if what you know is inaccurate or incomplete... Unless or until you are ready to devote many years to learning the language and, more importantly, gaining the acceptance of the bearers of that culture so that you can share in their =daily lives=, their spiritual practices can have no relevance for you. A religion isn't in the masks, rattles, songs and drumming, but in the =hearts and minds of the people who use them=. These hearts and minds cannot be understood by dabblers, however well meaning."
The exploitation issue is a substantial one among many Indian adults today, where the idea of "cultural patrimony" as a kind of property (since everyone but Indians seems able to make huge amounts of money off it) is beginning to be much discussed in Indian country. See, it's not just distortions of our history, culture, religion that are worrisome. It's how come everyone except Indian people seems to be able to cash in on it bigtime?
"Do the names Sun Bear, Wallace Black Elk, Oh Shinna Fast Wolf, Brook Medicine Eagle, Harley Reagan Swiftdeer, Buck Ghost Horse, or Mary Thunder mean anything to you? Well, they should, because these pseudo-medicine quacks are passing themselves off as Native American spiritual leaders. Native American spirituality has become a fad to many New Age non-Indians and their naivete is being exploited to the limit by plastic medicine people, much to the dismay of traditional elders. Practicing Native American spirituality out of the context of Native American culture diminishes the integrity of both. Many of these people are actually Indians who are spreading false rituals for profit. The rest are white men and women who claim to be Indian. For the most part they have changed their names to Indian names to lend authenticity to their flock.

One way to tell if these people are legitimate is whether they go into the Native American communities they claim to be from and perform the same rituals."
"...we must recognize that we are not entitled to the rites and traditions of cultures that did not birth us. We are not entitled to take something from someone else, whitewash it and proclaim it the same as or better than the original. When we do that, we slap that community in the face, because we say to them, "This used to be yours. It used to define you. Now it is ours." That community, especially minority communities already struggling to maintain a unique identity, becomes that much closer to being absorbed by the dominant culture."
Isn't it obvious from the question? Because it's not Native American Spirituality. It's something completely new and different. Call it something else. Call all the bits of pieces something else so that it's clear it's a new thing, and no marketing capitalizes on people's intrigue with Native Americans. Let the new creation survive on its own strength without making false impressions with talk or use or images of medicine wheels, totems, pipes, feather headdresses, sweatlodges, Great Spirit, or the rest of it. Burning herbs to consecrate a space is a part of western as well as native spirituality - learn about our own historical uses, and don't call it smudging. Much is also projection of our own concepts - for instance, the New Age concept of a medicine wheel is really a "dressed up" magical circle. Totems have more to do with Euro notions of familiars. Sweatlodges are not just dressed up saunas. A Vision Quest is something like a Bar Mitzvah - it is a rite of passage for 12 to 14 year old boys. Don't take it out of context. (Do middle aged folks generally get Bar Mitzvahs?) "Indian beliefs say that each nation got their own message just for them."
Be aware, too, when messing with things you don't understand, that consequences can be consequential. There are reasons that things are in their original contexts, and messing with the balance by decontextualizing can be dangerous - but that's a different problem.
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The term HedgeWitch is a source of controversy due to its idiosyncratic nature. In 1992, the modern pagan author Rae Beth released a book entitled Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, redefining the term for the modern era. Rae Beth proposes that "The work of the hedge witch is to take the insights of the wildwood mystic and apply them in the service of life, through spells that help and heal the land, other people or creatures, or our own selves," and that the hedgewitch is a solitary individual.
By looking at the word "hedgewitch," we can learn that it comes from the Saxon word for witch, haegtessa, which translates to "hedge-rider". The Old Norse lay Havamal refers to "hedge-riders, witching aloft".
In physical terms, the hedge separated the town from the wilderness. Crossing the hedge was considered dangerous, due to the fact that the forest was regarded as a locus of uncanny happenings, including witchcraft. To the hedgewitch and witches alike, the hedge was not thought to be a physical boundary, but a mental barrier to be crossed in trance work. It is the line drawn between this world and the next; between reality and dream. All the stories you hear of witches flying off on brooms "to the sabbat" or to Venusberg Mountain are, according to the book, true--to a point. The hedgewitch supposedly would anoint her besom, pitchfork, goat, distaff, or bread paddle, place it between her legs so that the ointment could enter her body, and "off" she went.[citation needed]
Other names for hedge-riders are myrk-rider, Wyrd-rider, and Gandreidh (wand-rider).
Hedgewitchery is a path, usually within the context of the traditional path of witchcraft, and which (as stated above) perhaps once used psychotropic herbs and mushrooms to achieve a trance state, compared to those who use blood control and dancing to achieve the same desire.[citation needed]
Modern Wiccan/Neo-pagan definition A hedgewitch is a solitary witch( a wise woman),not necessarily Wiccan, and generally unconcerned with overly formal magical workings, preferring more simple folk magic. Often an herb worker, working for the healing of self and others.
It is a modern term, derived from the works of Rae Beth starting in the 1980s. It has similarities to the traditional cunning folk of England. A famous fictional representation of a hedgewitch is Granny Weatherwax from the Discworld novels.
Shamanic practice is common, and sometimes considered the hallmark of a hedgewitch. From this perspective, if the hedge is the border between a village and the wilderness, the hedgwitch walks the border with a foot in both worlds.
Spirituality in hedgewitches varies from almost none to Wiccan to Abrahamic, but is almost always neopagan.
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Herbs - The Basics Herbs - the primary source of medicine for people of every culture. Herbs have been mentioned in historical literature, and in the Bible. What more?
The Bible tells us, "I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." Man has used herbs to treat his illnesses for thousands of years. Herbs are safe and extremely reliable, with no side effects.
First, the term "herbs" applied to non - woody plants. Today, the word "herbs" refers to any part of any plant used for flavoring or medicine. You can find herbs in your kitchen; for example: the mustard on your table and many of the spices on your kitchen shelf come from herbs. There are many, many examples of herbal uses in your every day's life. Herbs are miracles of Mother Nature.
People always sought help through the herbs, because herbs are natural sources; unlike medications that produce countless side effects, herbs can realign the body's defenses, helping it to heal itself with no side effects.
Herbs are natural remedies. Herbs were always the natural medicines for the human being. Writing about herbs we should mention the types of herbal medicine systems that are used today; European, Native, American, Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Western herbalist are the most prevalent systems. All of the systems treat the body as a "whole", and they each utilize the energy of herbs to "work as needed" in synergy with the natural energy in each individual. So use herbs to have natural, vital energy to do things you enjoy, to have the ability to maintain your body's natural immune system to protect you from diseases. There are many benefits of herbs. Let' s write about some of them. Herbs help cleanse and purify the body without side effects. Herbs regulate and tone the glands to function normally. Herbs are high in vitamins and minerals and other nutrients that nourish and build the body. Herbs allow the body to have extra energy to heal itself, and finally herbs promote the body's natural good bacteria.
Herbs take up substances from the earth and convert them into vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats that our bodies use for nourishment and healing. By using the whole plants or herbs, we take in all the vital ingredients they carry. Most herbs contain several active substances, one of which usually dominates and determines its choice as a remedy. Other healing aspects of the herbs should not be overlooked because they help the body to assimilate its benefits and buffer any side effects.
Herbs work synergistically, so combining them enhances each herb's properties, helping to bring greater healing to the body. For example, a good mixture to help induce sleep combines passiflora, valerian, and hops. All three herbs have relaxant properties, but passiflora specializes in aiding sleep, valerian relaxes muscle tension, and hops have a marked effect on relaxing the nervous system.
In herbology, herbs are perceived to have varying combinations of qualities and degrees of each quality, too. Herbs can be both heating and drying, or heating and moistening. It can be cooling and drying, or cooling and moistening. One herb can be very warming, while another may be just slightly warming. But both are considered heating herbs.
The way in which these qualities are assigned to plants is really very simple. Heating herbs are believed to produce warmth in the body. Generally speaking, all of the aromatic herbs, such as anise and caraway, are considered warming. Many of the bitter herbs, such as Oregon grape, are also classified as heating.
Cooling herbs, on the other hand, are those which healers believe take heat away from the body, or from some part of the body. Often, herbs that contain highly volatile oils (like wintergreen or spearmint) are categorized as cooling. Cooling herbs (borage is another example) are known as refrigerants. To get an idea of what a refrigerant is, think of a hot summer day, and then imagine eating a slice of watermelon or cucumber. These are two of the best-known refrigerant foods
Whether an herb is classified as moistening or drying depends on its individual properties, also. An herb that has been observed to increase urination, such as bearberry, is considered drying. Any astringent herb, such as oak bark or sage is also called drying. Usually the aromatics (like anise or caraway) are thought of as drying. But there are exceptions: fennel, for example, is regarded as moistening (it is said to increase milk in lactating women ). An herb is also considered to be moistening if it is mucilaginous or demulcent (soothing). Flax seed, marshmallow, licorice, and slippery elm are good examples of this latter type of moistening herb.
One way European herbalists began to develop a better understanding of herbal properties was to think in terms of parts of the body that they thought were influenced by each herb. That is, they began to define for each herb specific "centers of activity" in the body; For example, cayenne pepper, classified as a heating herb, was designated as affecting the circulatory system because it was observed to increase the flow of blood, especially to the capillaries near the surface of the skin. Perhaps this explains why people who live in very hot climates use hot peppers in their cooking. The peppers may actually help them to dissipate body heat by circulating it to the skin surface, where it then causes cooling as perspiration evaporates and heat radiates into the surrounding air.
Ginger is another heating herb that is assigned properties similar to those of cayenne. But ginger's center of activity is defined as lying primarily in the internal organs. In the traditional European system, it is thought to create a type of heat that stays inside the body; Ginger is therefore used by herbalists in the winter and in more northern climates. They employ it as a remedy for colds and to "strengthen" the kidneys and bladder. These differences between cayenne and ginger are due to the body's different centers of activity for each herb.
To make matters more complex, herbs are not limited to just one center of activity, either. There are many herbs that are used to treat several diverse problems at once, such as acne, constipation, headaches lethargy, and indigestion, for example. The primary center of action for such an herb could theoretically be the liver and gall bladder, where it would be thought to cause an increase in bile secretion. The theory goes like this: Increased bile secretion improves digestion of fats and oils, which in turn improves complexion. An increase of bile will also help alleviate chronic constipation. Cleansing the colon is an important function. The accumulation of toxins in the bowels, due to poor food decomposition and elimination, contributes toward a generally toxic condition which can result in many of the symptoms listed above. Toxins in the colon are absorbed by the blood, therefore, the cleaner the colon is, the cleaner the blood will be. And the liver helps filter toxins from the blood. If the liver's rate of activity is increased, then the blood will contain fewer toxins. Many gall bladder liver entered herbs -such as Oregon grape-are described as affecting the body in all these ways. Such theories are simplistic in modern medical terms, and largely unsubstantiated by medical research. But traditional herbology does not approach healing from the perspective of laboratory analysis. It has always been based on empirical observation of individual people.
Nota bene, the ancient nations, like Egyptians, were highly skilled with herbs. The ancient text written in 1500 BC contains references to more than 700 herbal remedies, including herbs such as caraway seed, aloe, poppy, and garlic. However the Chinese have practiced herbal use for 5000 years. The Chinese are noted for their knowledge and use of ginseng. So do not be afraid to use the herbs in your kitchen. Talk about herbs and their important part in our life. There are endless other topic, supporting the beneficial effects of herbs, including herbal compounds, herbs quality, methods of preparation, herbal dosage, and nutritional content. And remember - using herbs or herbal products - means healthier life. So enjoy the herbs, aromatherapy, vitamins, and life!

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Native American Herbal Remedies
* Asthma
Skunk Cabbage.
Used by the Winnebago and Dakota tribes to stimulate the removal of phlegm in asthma. The rootstock was official in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1882 when it was used in respiratory and nervous disorders and in rheumatism and dropsy.
Mullein.
Introduced by Europeans. The Menominees smoked the pulverized, dried root for respiratory complaints while the Forest Potawatomis, the Mohegans, and the Penobscots smoked the dried leaves to relieve asthma. The Catawba Indians used a sweetened syrup from the boiled root, which they gave to their children for coughs.
* Coughs
Aspen.
The Cree Indians used an infusion of the inner bark as a remedy for coughs.
Wild Cherry.
The Flambeau Ojibwa prepared a tea of the bark of wild cherry for coughs and colds, while other tribes used a bark for diarrhea or for lung troubles.
White Pine.
The inner bark was used by Indian people as a tea for colds and coughs.

Sarsaparilla.
The Penobscots pulverized dried sarsaparilla roots and combined them with sweet flag roots in warm water and used the dark liquid as a cough remedy.
* Diabetes
Wild Carrot.
The Mohegans steeped the blossoms of this wild species in warm water when they were in full bloom and took the drink for diabetes.
Devil’s Club.
The Indians of British Columbia utilized a tea of the root bark to offset the effects of diabetes.
* Diarrhea
Blackcherry.
A tea of blackberry roots was the most frequently used remedy for diarrhea among Indians of northern California.
Wild Black Cherry.
The Mohegans allowed the ripe wild black cherry to ferment naturally in a jar about one year than then drank the juice to cure dysentery.
Dogwood.
The Menominees boiled the inner bark of the dogwood and passed the warm solution into the rectum with a rectal syringe made from the bladder of a small mammal and the hollow bone of a bird.
Geranium.
Chippewa and Ottawa tribes boiled the entire geranium plant and drank the tea for diarrhea.
White Oak.
Iroquois and Penobscots boiled the bark of the white oak and drank the liquid for bleeding piles and diarrhea.
Black Raspberry.
The Pawnee, Omaha, and Dakota tribes boiled the root bark of black raspberry for dysentery.
Star Grass.
Catawbas drank a tea of star grass leaves for dysentery.
* Digestive Disorders
Dandelion.
A tea of the roots was drunk for heartburn by the Pillager Ojibwas. Mohegans drank a tea of the leaves for a tonic.
Yellow Root.
A tea from the root was used by the Catawbas and the Cherokee as a stomach ache remedy.
* Fevers
Dogwood.
The Delaware Indians, who called the tree Hat-ta-wa-no-min-schi, boiled the inner bark in water, using the tea to reduce fevers.
Willow.
The Pomo tribe boiled the inner root bark, then drank strong doses of the resulting tea to induce sweating in cases of chills and fever. In the south, the Natchez prepared their fever remedies from the bark of the red willow, while the Alabama and Creek Indians plunged into willow root baths for the same purpose.
Feverwort.
The Cherokees drank a decoction of the coarse, leafy, perennial herb to cure fevers.
* Headache
Pennyroyal.
The Onondagas steeped pennyroyal leaves and drank the tea to cure headaches.
* Heart and Circulatory Problems
Green Hellebore.
The Cherokee used the green hellebore to relive body pains.
American Hemp and Dogbane.
Used by the Prairie Potawatomis as a heart medicine, the fruit was boiled when it was still green, and the resulting decoction drunk. It was also used for kidney problems and for dropsy.
* Inflammations and Swellings
Witch Hazel.
The Menominees of Wisconsin boiled the leaves and rubbed the liquid on the legs of tribesmen who were participating in sporting games. A decoction of the boiled twigs was used to cure aching backs, while steam derived by placing the twigs in water with hot rocks was a favorite Potawatomi treatment for muscle aches.
* Influenza
Native Hemlock (as opposed Poison Hemlock of Socrates fame).
The Menominees prepared a tea if the inner bark and drank it to relieve cold symptoms. A similar tea was used by the Forest Potawatomis to induce sweating and relieve colds and feverish conditions.
* Insect Bites and Stings
Fendler Bladderpod.
The Navajos made a tea and used it to treat spider bites.
Purple Coneflower.
The Plains Indians used this as a universal application for the bites and stings of all crawling, flying, or leaping bugs. Between June and September, the bristly stemmed plant, which grows in dry, open woods and on prairies, bears a striking purplish flower.
Stiff Goldenrod.
The Meskwaki Indians of Minnesota ground the flowers into a lotion and applied it to bee stings.
Trumpet Honeysuckle.
The leaves were ground by chewing and then applied to bees stings.
Wild Onion and Garlic.
The Dakotas and Winnebagos applied the crushed bulbs of wild onions and garlics.
Saltbush.
The Navajos chewed the stems and placed the pulpy mash on areas of swelling caused by ant, bee and wasp bites. The Zunis applied the dried, powdered roots and flowers mixed with saliva to ant bites.
Broom Snakeweed.
The Navajos chewed the stem and applied the resin to insect bites and stings of all kinds.
Tobacco.
A favorite remedy for bee stings was the application of wet tobacco leaves.
Insect Repellents and Insecticides
Goldenseal.
The Cherokee pounded the large rootstock with bear fat and smeared it on their bodies as an insect repellent. It was also used as a tonic, stimulant, and astringent.
* Rheumatism
Pokeweed.
Indians of Virginia drank a tea of the boiled berries to cure rheumatism. The dried root was also used to allay inflammation.
Bloodroot.
A favorite rheumatism remedy among the Indians of the Mississippi region - the Rappahannocks of Virginia drank a tea of the root.
* Sedatives Wild Black Cherry.
The Meskwaki tribe made a sedative tea of the root bark.
Hops.
The Mohegans prepared a sedative medicine from the conelike strobiles and sometimes heated the blossoms and applied them for toothache. The Dakota tribe used a tea of the steeped strobiles to relieve pains of the digestive organs, and the Menominee tribe regarded a related species of hops as a panacea.
Wild Lettuce.
Indigenous to North American, it was used for sedative purposes, especially in nervous complaints.
* Thrush
Geranium.
The Cherokee boiled geranium root together with wild grape, and with the liquid, rinsed the mouths of children affected with thrush.
Persimmon.
The Catawba stripped the bark from the tree and boiled it in water, using the resulting dark liquid as a mouth rinse.