Scrophulariaceae Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene

Bush Penstemon

Iroquois - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 434

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Scientific name: Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: PEFRF4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bush Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Compound decoction of plants taken as an emetic to cure a love medicine.

RECRD: 90982 id: 25884

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