Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica L.

Great Blue Lobelia

Iroquois - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 454

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Plant used as a gargle for coughs.

RECRD: 88944 id: 20702

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