The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees (1891) - Page 9

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Introduction .........................................................	307
How the formulas were obtained ........................................	310
The A'yûⁿinĭ (Swimmer) manuscript original: "A'yûⁿinĭ"; the Cherokee name for the person known in English as Swimmer, one of Mooney's primary sources. ......................	310
The Gatigwanasti (Belt) manuscript original: "Gatigwanasti"; the Cherokee name for Belt. .....................	312
The Gahuni manuscript .................................	313
The Inâlĭ (Black Fox) manuscript original: "Inâlĭ"; the Cherokee name for Black Fox. .......................	314
Other manuscripts ....................................	316
The Kanâhe'ta Ani-Tsa'lagĭ Etĭ or Ancient Cherokee Formulas original: "Kanâhe'ta Ani-Tsa'lagĭ Etĭ"; literally "The Ancient Formulas of the Cherokee People."	317
Character of the formulas—the Cherokee religion .......................	318
Myth of the origin of disease and medicine ............................	319
Theory of disease—animals, ghosts, witches ............................	322
Selected list of plants used ..........................................	324
Medical practice—theory of resemblances—fasting—taboo—seclusion—women ..	328
Illustration of the gaktûⁿta or taboo original: "gaktûⁿta"; a Cherokee term for religious restrictions or prohibitions. .................	331
Neglect of sanitary regulations .......................	332
The sweat bath—bleeding—rubbing—bathing ...............	333
Opposition of shamans to white physicians .............	336
Medicine dances .......................................	337
Description of symptoms ...............................	337
The ugista'tĭ or pay of the shaman original: "ugista'tĭ"; the fee or offering given to a medicine man for their services. ....................................	337
Ceremonies for gathering plants and preparing medicine ................	339
The Cherokee gods and their abiding places ............................	340
Color symbolism .......................................................	342
Importance attached to names ..........................................	343
Language of the formulas ..............................................	343
Specimen formulas .....................................................	344
Medicine ..............................................	345
To treat the crippler (rheumatism)—from Gahuni ....	345
Second formula for the crippler—from Gahuni .......	349
Song and prescription for snake bites—from Gahuni .	351
When something is causing something to eat them Often referring to parasitic worms or localized decay/infection.—Gahuni ..	353
Second formula for the same disease—A'wanita original: "A'wanita"; the Cherokee name for Young Deer. ......	355
For moving pains in the teeth (neuralgia?)—Gatigwanasti	356
Song and prayer for the great chill Likely referring to intermittent fever or malaria.—A'yûⁿini ......	359
To make children jump down (child birth)—A'yûⁿini .	363
Second formula for child birth—Takwatihi original: "Takwatihi"; a name meaning "Catawba-killer." ..........	364
Song and prayer for the black yellowness (biliousness)—A'yûⁿini	365
To treat for ordeal diseases (witchcraft)—A'yûⁿini	366
Hunting ...............................................	369
Concerning hunting—A'yûⁿini .......................	369
For hunting birds—A'yûⁿini ........................	371
To shoot dwellers in the wilderness—A'wanita ......	372
Bear song—A'yûⁿini ................................	373
For catching large fish—A'yûⁿini ..................	374

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