Cactaceae Lophophora williamsii (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Coult.
Peyote
Kiowa - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43
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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: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of plants taken for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 89178 id: 21256