Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
Narrowleaf Gromwell
Cheyenne - Drug, Sedative
Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41
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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: Sedative
Notes: Decoction of root rubbed on one who was 'irrational by reason of illness.'
RECRD: 88859 id: 20566