peyote

Peyote is used in personal, not tribal, healing ceremonies, most frequently, and quite effectively to deal with alcoholism and other aliments Additional commentary: The peyote cactus is indigenous to northeast Mexico and south Texas, from just north of San Luis Potosi, to just north of the Rio Grande River, from Jimenez in the west, almost to the Gulf of Mexico. It grows either in clusters, or singly, but close to the ground in either case, and from a long taproot. The whole plant need not be killed in harvesting, as several “buttons” can be cut from it and over time others will grow from the remaining plant. The “buttons” are the tops of the cactus; after being cut from the base, they are dried and eaten for their hallucinogenic, or entheogenic properties. Both the cactus and the peyote religion were brought to the Northern Cheyenne from Leonard Tyler, a Southern Cheyenne, around 1889. Entheogenic use of peyote spread north to what was becoming Oklahoma during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Poultice of plants applied for rheumatic pains

Decoction of plants taken for colds

Poultice of plants applied for cuts and bruises

Decoction of plants taken for fevers

Decoction of plants taken for intestinal ills

Decoction of plants taken for grippe and scarlet fever.

Plant used as a narcotic.

Poultice of plants applied for bruises.

Decoction of plants taken as a panacea.

Decoction of plants taken for pneumonia and scarlet fever

Decoction of plants taken for tuberculosis

Decoction of plants taken for venereal disease.

The button is partially masticated and packed around an aching tooth Dried spores are moistened and applied to sores and scratches.