Cactaceae Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.

Peyote

Delaware - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39

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Scientific name: Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.
USDA symbol: LOWI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Peyote
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Carried in small beaded bags and worn around the neck to protect against illness.

RECRD: 42805 id: 21243

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