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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bark, museum number 1-10372, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; Alnus rhombifolia (?). Live oak bark.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Blossoms and stems, museum number 1-10118, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; Monardella lanceolata, blossoms and upper stems.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Branch, museum number 1-10202, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; plant branch, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum? Wormseed.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Branch and leaves, museum number 1-10003, described as Pepperwood (Umbellularia californica). Bound in head (forehead, usually) as a cure for headaches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fern, museum number 1-10210, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; "Sun" fern (Pellaea ornithopus).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fungus, museum number 1-9953, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; fungus, white, dry. Decoction drunk as cathartic; poultice used for rheumatism; grows upon oak trees.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Leaves, museum number 1-10313, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; leaves.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nettle, museum number 1-9924, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical; nettle branches and leaves (Urtica gracilia).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Plant, museum number 1-10376, described as Specimen, ethnobotanical.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Plant, museum number 1-10278, described as Cheese plant. Used for medicinal purposes. It is taken for colds, as with tea. For burns, the green plant is cut or mashed and placed on the wound like a poultice. Leaves are also boiled and placed on the bathed wound.