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

Medicinal uses

Leaves

• 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

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

Spiritual uses

Leaves

• In medicine bundles: Often used by the Cree people in medicine bundles.^[1]

Whole plant

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

Food uses

Leaves

• 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]

Chemical actions and constituents

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

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Native American Ethnobotany
2. ↑ Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Commission, ISBN 0-9665820-1-2