Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
Iroquois - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 453
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Lobelia siphilitica L.
Scientific name: Lobelia siphilitica L.
USDA symbol: LOSIS2 (
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Common names: Great Blue Lobelia
Family: Campanulaceae
Family (APG): Campanulaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Infusion of smashed plants taken for anti-bewitchment.
RECRD: 88945 id: 20703