Lobelia
any of a large group of plants with long clusters of blue, red, or white flowers;
a plant named after Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616), botanist and physician to James I.
Traditional medicine
The species used most commonly in modern herbalism is Lobelia inflata (Indian tobacco).[20]
Use of lobelia for cardiovascular diseases may cause adverse effects.[21]
Lobelia has been used as "asthmador" in Appalachian traditional medicine.[22] Two species, L. siphilitica and L. cardinalis, were once considered a cure for syphilis.[23] Herbalist Samuel Thomson popularized medicinal use of lobelia in the United States in the early 19th century.[20]