Steinmetz:Lobelia

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Lobelia inflata

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Campanulaceae
English Names
  • Lobelia
  • Indian Tobacco
  • Pukeweed
Natural Habitat
  • north-eastern parts of U. S. A.
  • and Canada
  • cultivated in Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lobeliae inflatae
  • Semen Lobeliae inflatae
Constituent(s)
  • herb: lobeline
  • lobelinine
  • lobelic acid
  • lobelacrin
  • inflatin
  • wax
  • resin
  • gum
  • minerals
  • essential oil; seed: lobeline
  • fixed oil
Action
  • herb: emetic
  • acro-narcotic
  • expectorant
  • antispasmodic
  • sudorific
  • sialagogue
  • antiasthmatic
  • nervine
  • toxic; seed: expectorant
  • antiasthmatic
  • toxic

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Lobelia syphilitica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Campanulaceae
English Names
  • Virginian Lobelia
  • Blue Cardinal's Lobelia
Natural Habitat
  • North America
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Lobeliae syphiliticae
Action
  • alterative
  • sudorific
  • said to be useful in syphilis; toxic

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