Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica L.

Great Blue Lobelia

Cherokee - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28

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Scientific name: Lobelia siphilitica L.
USDA symbol: LOSIS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Great Blue Lobelia
Family: Campanulaceae
Family (APG): Campanulaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Infusion given for rheumatism.

RECRD: 88935 id: 20694

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