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Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Compound given for pain and poultice of crushed leaves used for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Infusion of root taken for worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion given for rheumatism.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaf taken for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of root used for 'risings' and infusion used for 'sores hard to heal.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of leaf taken for fever.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root taken for stomach trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Hemostat
Cold infusion 'snuffed' for nosebleed.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used for croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid
Used for syphilis.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used as a gargle for coughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 454
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of smashed plants taken for anti-bewitchment.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 453
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine
Finely chopped roots eaten by couple to avert divorce and renew love.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 231232
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Great Blue Lobelia
USDA LOSIS2
Meskwaki Drug, Love Medicine
Ground roots used in food to end quarrels, a love medicine and anti-divorce remedy.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273