Talk:Lobelia

Should the species L. radicans be added? Badagnani 23:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Why not? done.Bridesmill 03:28, 12 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, just wanted to make sure it wasn't a duplicate or spurious species name. I've been busy at Chinese herbology putting in the 50 most important Chinese herbs and I think this is one of them. Badagnani 03:31, 12 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

selected species? selected by whom? Blueaster 05:32, 10 October 2006 (UTC)Reply

Is it actually called pukeweed, or is it old vandalism? WLU 23:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

If you do a Google search, you'll see that that term shows up consistently in many websites about the plant. Badagnani 00:17, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

That was weird. Just searching for Pukeweed turns up 541 hits, while Pukeweed plus lobelia adds more. Never had that happen before. Anyway, I did a search, but the number was so low that I wondered if it was a circular reference to wikipedia - other sites referencing wiki without providing a source, or just mirroring the site. Would you happen to have a paper reference? Or if you've heard it before in a non-computer basis, then I am content. WLU 12:49, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Here is a referenced link that disputes some of the claims on the page, any objections to adding the info and ref? WLU 12:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the reference; I've added it to the article. I didn't try to rewrite the existing text as that would be a bit tricky and would require more time and/or reading of the literature. For example "lobelia is used to treat asthma" and "there are no controlled studies showing it is useful for asthma" might both be true, but "lobelia is useless against asthma" would be going beyond what the evidence shows, as I read the source. Kingdon 21:21, 12 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Several studies show that lobelia is ineffective in helping people to quit smoking.[17] The linked article does not support this statement, it states: "The Cochrane review found no trials with six months of follow up. An unpublished study of a sublingual tablet found no evidence of efficacy at six weeks" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.89.97.61 (talk) 16:46, 23 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Does anyone know what pests or animals eat lobelia? We are having a problem with Lobelia, Marigolds and even dahlias.

68.121.172.25 02:02, 5 June 2007 (UTC) don@fernandezfam.comReply

You have three common choices; Woodchuck -if the the plants are eaten completely so that all the is left is stems. Rabbits if the leaves are eaten at the bottom or middle of the plant and only half of them are eaten. Dear if the stems and leaves of the plant are eaten, normally from the top down. This is assuming major "eating", some insects or slugs will feed on the leaves causing holes in the middle of a few leaves or eat from the edges into the leaf. Hardyplants 09:58, 13 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

can it be used for medicine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.198.254.243 (talk) 12:28, 15 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Indian Tobacco is Nicotiana rustica. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.179.30 (talk) 20:44, 19 April 2012 (UTC)Reply