Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Narrowleaf Gromwell
Blackfoot - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 277
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Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Scientific name: Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIIN2 (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Dried tops burned as incense in ceremonials.
RECRD: 88847 id: 20558