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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27227, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used to promote menstruation; dried brown leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Uvalama. This plant is used to promote menstruation after a delay. Dosage: Five leaves boiled in one and a half cups of water every morning. See acc. envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27224, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for kidneys, colds, cough, sedative, and car sickness; dried twigs and leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Te de Menta. More commonly known as Hierbabuena. The plant is about one and a half meters high and very bushy. THe flowers shed very easily. A good way to tell the useful part of this plant is to smell each part away from the flower itself. The stronger the odor the better. The plants may be used either dried or freshly picked. Uses: Good for kidneys, colds, cough, sedative, and car sickness. Dosage: Three or four tabls. per glass of how water or milk two or three times a day. See acc. envelope/
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27231, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for intestinal congestion, diarrhea, syphylis and rheumatism; ground plant. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba de San Jose. Uses: for intestinal congestion, diarrhea, syphilis and rheumatism. Dosage: One tablespoon in soup or tea before or during meals. See acc. envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27220, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for swollen tonsils, tuberculosis, and menstruation pains; leaves and twigs; green; dried. Sold as medicine. Native name: Salvia. This plant is also known as Heuba Sagrada. It grows in all areas but is most commonly found in dry flat regions. When the blue and white flowers are in bloom they should be cut by hand and dried for best results. Uses: Gargle for swollen tonsils. Also, for tuberculosis, and menstruation pains. It is also good for promoting sweat. Dosage: For tea one tablespoon of herbs in one cup of boiling water. Three or four cups a day. It can be boiled in hot water while the person breathes the vapor. See acc. enve.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27222, described as Ethnobotanical sample; for the liver, bladder, nervous system, kidneys, diarrhea, rheumatism, urine discoloring, and acid pains; mixed herbs. Sold as medicine. Native name: Te Indio. This tea is a mixture of herbs. Uses: For the liver, bladder, nervous system, kidney, diarrhea, rheumatism, urine and acid pains. Dosage: Put one table spoon of mixture in one and a half liter of water and boil for three minutes. Drink as a tea. See acc. envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27232, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for arthritis, refurnishing new blood cells, and for rheumatism; dried dark brown root. Sold as medicine. Native name: Zarzaparilla. This plant is also known as Zarzaparillada Roja. It grows throughout Latin America. It is best to collect this herb in the spring. The only part of the plant used is the root. Uses: For arthritis, refurnishing new blood cells, and for rheumatism. Dosage: Two tablespoons per liter of water. Boil for five minutes and drink before meals. See acc. envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27225, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for circulation problems, hemorrhoids, arthritis, and swelling of any kind; seeds; black; dia. 3cm. Sold as medicine. Native name: Tomates Marinos. These little balls are male and female. They are part of a plant that grows in lakes. The male seed called Macho floats while the female seeds called Embra does not. Uses: For circulation problems, hemorrhoids, arthritis, and swelling of any kind. Dosage: Put the pair in a glass of water and let it set over night. Drink the water in the morning, The pair should then be put in a little bag and carried close to the body all day. See acc. Envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27226, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for muscle spasms; dried straw colored twigs. Sold as medicine. Native name: Toronjil. This plant has a very good aroma and very bright colors. The whole plant is used except for the roots. It is best to cut the plant when it is blooming. Uses: For stomach spasms, muscle spasms, nerve spasms, as a sedative, bronchial asthma, and insomnia. Dosage: One tablespoon per cup of water. Boil for five minutes and drink. See acc. envelope.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27229, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used on children to promote weight gain, cure colds and too much crying; dried green twigs and leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba de la Pastora. This is a plant that is used for children mostly. It is used to help gain weight, and to cure baby sickness such as cold or too much crying. Dosage: One tablespoon in one liter of water boiled. To be drunk before meals.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27230, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for throat pain; circular slices of plant. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba Colorada. This plant can be used for any throat pain. For children it is very helpful. Dosage: Two tablespoons in one liter of water boiled. Gargle three to four times a day. See acc. envelope.

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