Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis L.

Cardinalflower

Delaware - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 34

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Scientific name: Lobelia cardinalis L.
USDA symbol: LOCA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cardinalflower
Family: Campanulaceae
Family (APG): Campanulaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of roots used for typhoid.

RECRD: 42710 id: 20642

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