Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Narrowleaf Gromwell
Cheyenne - Drug, Psychological Aid
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 15
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Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Scientific name: Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIIN2 (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Infusion of stems, leaves and roots used as a wash for 'irrationalness.'
RECRD: 88848 id: 20565