Cannabaceae Humulus lupulus L.

Common Hop

Shinnecock - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120

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Scientific name: Humulus lupulus L.
USDA symbol: HULUL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Hop
Family: Cannabaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Shinnecock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Used in making 'nerve medicine' and used as a poultice for pneumonia.

RECRD: 87543 id: 17458

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