Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

Narrowleaf Gromwell

Cheyenne - Drug, Stimulant

Use documented by:
Grinnell, George Bird, 1905, Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines, American Anthropologist 7:37-43, page 40, 41

View all documented uses for Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

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Scientific name: Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIIN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Plant chewed, then spit and blown in face or rubbed on chest as a stimulant.

RECRD: 88861 id: 20570

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