EBP/Cooperative/Agastache foeniculum

Agastache foeniculum

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

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]

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

As beverage: Brewed for tea by multiple indigenous North American cultures. (Cheyenne, Pawnee, Cree, Dakota, Omaha, Ponca, Ho-Chunk) ^[1]
As sweetener: Used as a sweetener in foods by multiple indigenous North American cultures. (Cheyenne, Pawnee, Cree, Dakota, Omaha, Ponca, Ho-Chunk)^[1]

List of chemical constituents: from Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
List of chemical actions: from Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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↑ Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2

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