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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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: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Infusion of smashed plants taken for anti-bewitchment.

RECRD: 88945 id: 20703