14. Â'talĭ Kûlĭ'=“it climbs the mountain.”—Aralia quinquefolia—Ginseng or “Sang:” Decoction of root drunk for headache, cramps, etc., and for female troubles; chewed root blown on spot for pains in the side. The Cherokees sell large quantities of sang to the traders for 50 cents per pound, nearly equivalent there to two days’ wages […]. Dispensatory: “[…] It is little more than a demulcent, and in this country is not employed as a medicine.” […]
Three passages omitted at […]: a remark that belittles the Cherokee sellers; a Dispensatory sentence that belittles Chinese medicine; and a sentence on how the plant is addressed in the Cherokee formulas, which are sacred and are not transcribed.