EBP/Cooperative/Agastache foeniculum

Agastache foeniculum edit

  • Common names: Hyssop, Giant hyssop, Blue giant hyssop, Anise hyssop, Lavender hyssop,
  • Names used by indigenous peoples: weza`wûnûckwûk` (Anishinabe)
  • Wikipedia: Agastache
  • Wikispecies: Agastache foeniculum

Medicinal uses edit

Leaves edit

  • For burns: Used by the Anishinabe in a poultice for burns (stalk also sometimes used for this).[1]
  • For colds: Used by the Cheyenne people in an infusion for colds.[1]
  • For coughs and associated chest pain: Used by the Cheyenne people in an infusion for coughs. Also used when the patient is coughing up blood.[1]
  • To reduce fever (febrifuge): Used by the Cheyenne people to reduce fevers (dried herb rubbed on the body of the patient).[1]
  • To induce sweating (diaphoretic): Used by the Cheyenne people in a steam bath to cause sweating.[1]
  • For heart problems: Used by the Cheyenne in an infusion to strengthen a weak heart or to correct problems caused by a "dispirited" heart.[1]

Roots edit

  • For colds: Used by the Anishinabe people in an infusion for colds.[2]

Spiritual uses edit

Leaves edit

Whole plant edit

  • As a protective charm: Often used by the Anishinabe people as a protective charm.[1]

Food uses edit

Leaves edit

Chemical actions and constituents edit

References edit

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Native American Ethnobotany
  2. Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2