| Family |
Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily |
Lobelioideae |
| Scientific name |
Lobelia inflata L. |
| Synonyms |
Lobelia inflata L. forma albiflora Moldenke |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) lobelia-sou (ロベリアソウ, ロベリア草 [meaning: Lobelia weed]), seiyou-mizokakushi (セイヨウミゾカクシ, 西洋溝隠 [meaning: European mizokakushi (mizokakushi = Lobelia chinensis)]) |
| (English common name) Indian-tobacco |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu |
| (Other nations) [native] Canada, USA |
| Habitat |
Roadside, pasturage |
| Chromosomal number |
unknown |
| Description |
Plants electing 10-100cm tall. Leaves 2-9cm long, 1.5-3.5cm wide. Flowers
inflorescences 10-120cm long, pedicels 3-8mm long, clyx tube 3-6mm long,
calyx lobes linear ca. 3-5mm long, white or pale blue corollas ca. 5-7mm
long, flowering in June to October. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Lobelia inflata L. |
| Lobelia inflata L. |
| Methods and articles of manufacture for the treatment of nicotine withdrawal and as an aid in smoking cessation (US Patent 5414005/1995) |
| Controlled, sustained release delivery system for treating drug dependency (US Patent 5486362/1996) |
| Lobeline compounds as a treatment for psychostimulant abuse and withdrawal, and for eating disorders (US Patent 5830904/1998) |
| Stop smoking method and composition (US Patent 6431874/2002) |
| N-substituted amino acids, antioxidant pharmaceutical compositions containing n-substituted amino acids and methods for preventing cardiovascular diseases and/or preventing and/or treating antioxidant responsive diseases therewith (US Patent 6346547/2002) |
| Herbal composition and method for combating inflammation (US Patent 6541045/2003) |
| Interspecific Lobelia plant (US Patent 6897355/2005) |
| Hangover relief composition (US Patent 7037532/2006) |
| Compositions and methods for an orally administered inhibitor of biting insects (US Patent 7115286/2006) |
| 2,6-disubstituted piperidines and piperazine compounds (US Patent 7368443/2008) |
| Note |
Naturalized plants. |
