Water - Spiritual - the outer whorl of sepals

Hesperians: Calyx- the sepals of a flower considered as a group, Latin calyx, calyx-, from Greek kalux ; Mythology- Calypso: a sea nymph who delayed Odyssus on her island. Ogygia, for seven years, also the 10th satellite in distance from Saturn.

© AHD: 3RD ED ecomony¹- Middle English yconomye, management of a household, from Latin oeconomia, from Greek oikonomia, from oikonomos, one who manages a household : oikos, house, see weik-¹- + nemein, to allot, manage, (see nem- ecomony²-) weik-¹- mensa (47)
 

Native plant medicine from the four directions: (icon © unknown) © The Cherokee Herbal, J. T. Garrett, Chapter Five, Plant Medicines of the South : Daphne, Germander2, Holly tree, Jewelweed, Lady's slipper, Pennyroyal, Soapwort, Wild carrot

  Bamboo briar ( Similax laurifolia and S. pseudochina ), roots and bark used for as wash for burns, also called "bullgrip", astringent, "devil's clothesline"
  Bearsfoot ( Polymnia uvedalia ), leapcup, used for brusies, cuts, burns, inflammation, rheumatism, and swelling, used with twinleaf and dwarf iris for cancer treatment
  Bee tree (see Basswood), earth
  Beet ( Beta vulgaris ), poultice with wilted leaves for sores, drying boils, "water plant", blood problems
  Betony (see Wood betony), air

  Birch tree ( Betula pendula and B. nigra ), including river birch, all varieties were used for cuts, scratches, warts, and wounds; early Cherokee hot-cold drink preparation; another variety ( B. paprifer ) used for sugar like the maple tree; ( B. nigra ) native to Southeast; birch bark used for treating warts, viral relief; presence of betulin, and betulinic acid, bark contain ( salicylates: FDA approved ) see the Tree of Eternal Life

  Castor or mole bean ( Ricinus communis ), mole bean poultice for warts, "learned from the brown people of the south", animal repellant

Daphne genus Daphne, Eurasian shrub with glossy evergreen foliage and clusters, of small, bell-shaped flowers; Greek Mythology: nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree as a means of escaping Apollo

  Dogbane common ( Apocynum androsaemilfolium ), external use, mange, "old formula for those who acted crazy"
   Dog fennel ( Athemis cotula ), wild chamomile, rheumatism, drawing blisters, "Mayweed", "fevers of the skin"
  Dog hobble ( Leucothoe axillaris ), rheumatism, gift from eastern tribes
  Greenbrier ( Similax rotundifolia ), also bullgrip, used for twitches, cramps, and even ballplayers

Germander²- any of the various usually aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers; herbaceous perennial;  Middle English germandre, from Old French germandree, alteration of Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrus : khamai, on the ground, see dhghem- copula (48) + drus, oak, see deru-; truth, shelter, pitch, dura mater, broadleaf* (herbal use may be suppressed)

Holly tree ( Ilex opaca ), used to scratch cramped muscles, special uses "scratching", rheumatism; plant displays numerous bright red berries; glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins, Middle English holin, holi, from Old English holen hollyhock ( Alcea rosea ) tall native plant in middle eastern U.S. having showy clusters of very large, variously colored flowers, also called althea, Middle English holihocke, marsh mallow : holi : holy, see HOLY + hoc, mallow (from Old English) marsh mallow ( Althaea officinalis ) perennial plant native to Europe; naturalized in marsh areas of U.S. having showy pink flowers and a mucilaginous root occasionally used as a demulcent althea, also althaea, see rose of Sharon (sense 1) Latin mallows, from Greek althaia, from althainein, to heal, see root al-2-; elder, alto, proletarian; aerenchyma* Rose of Sharon ( Hibiscus syiacus ) eastern Asian tree or shrub having large redddish, purple, or white flowers and coarsely toothed leaves, and ( Hypericum calycinum ) Eurasian evergreen having oblong leaves and yellow flowers, also called Aaron's beard;  elder brother of Moses, Aaron's rod is an architectural design of leaves, scrolls, or a twined serpent

  Horsetail ( Equisetum arvense ), shave grass, used with goldenseal for skin problems, and spearmint ( Mentha spicata ), for itch
  Itchweed ( Aminathium muscaetoxicum ), fly poison, used in treating toe or foot itch, used as repellant

  Jewelweed ( Impatiens capenis or biflora ), touch-me-not, used to treat rash from poison ivy, insect stings, ("joi weed"; Garrett's daughter), seeds with a purpose, snap out of shell quickly; yellowish, spurred flowers and seed pods that dehisce into five values when mature, also called balsam, see air

Lady's slipper ( Cypripedium calceolus ), U tsu wodi, moccasin flower, one of the oldest plants in Cherokee formulas for nerve conditions, particularly females seeking strength from childbirth, "nerve root", orchid family, dried rhizomes used during birthing, also used as sedative, (protected plant) -Cypripedium- genus Cypripedium, Latin Cypripedium, genus name : Late Latin Cypris, Venus (from Greek Kupris, Aphrodite, from Kurpros, Cyprus, legendary place of Aphrodite) + New Latin -pedium (alteration of Greek pedilon, sandal, see root ped-; Apus, octopus2, black lead* (plumbago) Cytherea- (god of love and beauty) Aphrodite ( Argynnis aphrodite ) of North America; brightly colored butterfly Apus- constellation in Southern Hemisphere near Musca and Pavo, Latin apus, a kind of swallow, from Greek apous, without feet, sand martin : a-, without + pous, foot

  Lady's thumb ( Polygonum  persicaria ), knotweed, heartweed, crushed leaves used for various purposes, wounds, bruises, and cuts
  Lily, Swamp ( Heteranthera reniformis ), mud plantain, used for sores, wounds, ulcers, "special medicine for healing spirit"
  Pawpaw ( Asimina triloba ), head lice, several mixtures

  Pennyroyal ( Mentha pulegium ), crushed leaves used for poultice for various pains and ailments; "used to keep the peasants and pesty away in the old days", good insect repellant, see other ( Hedeoma pulegoides and H. hispida ), Eastern North America pennyroyal on earth;
Eurasian mint- having small lilac-blue flowers and ovate or nearly bicular leaves that yield a useful, aromatic oil, (probably from folk etymology from Middle English puliol real, from Anglo-Norman : puliol, thyme (from Latin pūlegium) + real, royal (from Latin regālis; see regal)

  Phacelia common ( Phacelia purshii ), swollen joints, cooking green
   Rhododendron ( Rhododendron maximum and R. catwabiense), great laurel, pain poultices, special remedies
  Shinleaf ( Pyrola elliptica and P. rotundifolia ), wild-lily-of-the-valley, astringent, mouthwashes, vaginal douches, good healing agent

  Soapwort ( Saponaria officinalis ), poultice for boils, sores, itching skin, "bouncing bet", used for washing clothes; perennial Eurasian herb having dense clusters of pink to whitish flowers, leaves emit a soapy substance when bruised, from bet, nickname for Elizabeth

  Spiderwort ( Tradescantia virginiana ), day flower, female kidney, pregnancy problems
  Toadflax ( Comandra unbellata ), mixtures for sores or wounds, vermin or animals avoid eating, Figwort family, used in southeast for digestion

  Wild carrot ( Daucus carota var. carota ), Queen Anne's lace; poultice used for cuts and bruises, used with Dutchman's breeches for skin problems and purple coneflower; this plant is widely naturalized Eurasian herb having white, nonfleshy fusi-from compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers
 

Comment on "Cherokee Herbal" by J. T. Garrett: Many of the remedies from the ancient people of America have been lost, and Garrett has provided us a pathway to preserve the past by focusing on the plants as the spiritual sources for healing and food.

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