Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis L.

Cardinalflower

Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 76

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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, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of root, considered to be very strong medicine, taken for typhoid.

RECRD: 88890 id: 20643

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