General Info

Description

Herbaceous perennial, 2 to 3 feet tall (60-90 cm), 1 to 1.5 feet spread (30-45 cm); leaves 0.8 to 2.4 inches wide (2-6 cm), 3.2 to 6 inches long (8-15 cm).

Herb Effects

Cathartic, diaphoretic and emetic (root); analgesic and febrifuge (leaves)

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Lobelia siphilitica L. Plants for a Future

Chemistry

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In the treatment of dropsy, diarrhoea, stomach complaints, syphilis, in the treatment of VD and dysentery (root); for colds and fevers, to relieve the pain of headaches (leaves)

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