Lamiaceae Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Giant Hyssop
Cheyenne - Drug, Diaphoretic
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 27
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Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Scientific name: Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
USDA symbol: AGFO (
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Common names: Blue Giant Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Leaves used in a steambath to induce sweating.
RECRD: 80705 id: 1667