mountain tarweed
Madia glomerata Hook.
Medicinal Documentation
Infusion of stems and leaves taken and used as a steam bath for venereal disease
Ceremonial & Cultural Notes
Dried plant used in special ceremony for perverted, over- sexed people. Additional commentary: This is love medicine. Men would often keep the dried plants near or on their body as the aroma alone was enough to attract a partner. However, if this were not strong enough, a hot infusion could also be used as a vapor under a blanket. Northern Cheyenne consultants indicated that it could also be used in this method to treat venereal disease; a tea of the stems and leaves would also be drunk in this case. For perverted, or over-sexed individuals, a special ceremony involving this plant would be performed.442
Dried plant aroma used as a love medicine to attract a woman.
Vapors inhaled to cure love sickness
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: leaves, plant, stems