Solanaceae Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf

Bigelow's Tobacco

Costanoan - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 14

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Scientific name: Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
USDA symbol: NIQUB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bigelow's Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Leaves smoked as a general purgative in social and ritual contexts.

RECRD: 90180 id: 23879

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