Cactaceae Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.
Peyote
Delaware - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 39
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Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.
Scientific name: Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.
USDA symbol: LOWI (
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Common names: Peyote
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Used for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 42804 id: 21244