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Indian Tobacco

Lobelia inflata

 

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Common Names:  Bladder Pod, Wild Tobacco.

 

Parts Used

Historical Uses

 

When smoked, it produces mild marijuana-like euphoria and improves mental clarity. The tea acts simultaneously as a stimulant and a relaxant. Lesser amounts tend to act as a stimulant
 

Action: antismoking, aphrodisiac, cathartic, diaphoretic, emetic, euphoriant, expectorant, fatal poison, fumitory, narcotic, nervine, psychological aid, relaxant, stimulant

Used to Treat: asthma, cancer, chicken pox, convulsions, cough, gastro-intestinal disturbances, gout, hemorrhoids, migraine, nausea, nicotinism, orthopedic ailments, pulmonary ailments, respiratory ailments, skin ailments, throat ailments, venereal ailments, vomiting, whooping cough

Indigenous Use: Appalachian, Cherokee, Crow, Iroquois

Use: medicine, poison

Body Area: eye

 

 

 

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Parts Used:
Herb, seeds.

Historical Uses:
Indian Tobacco has been used for many decades in homeopathic medicine and is still considered as an important medicinal plant. It has been used internally in various preparations to treat spasmodic asthma, bronchitis and whooping cough. Preparations of Indian Tobacco have been used to help break smoking addiction. In cases of food poisoning, it has been used as emetic to provoke nausea. Externally, it has been used to treat rheumatic nodules, muscle spasms, cramps, sprains and bruises.1 Applied on the abdominal area, it may help relieve intestinal cramps and related flatulence.

Contraindications:
Indian Tobacco should not be used during pregnancy.

Adverse reactions:
Possible adverse reactions include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and tremors. This plant is toxic in overdose.