Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.

Canadian Mint

Abnaki - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171

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Scientific name: Mentha arvensis L.
USDA symbol: MEAR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Used for crying babies.

RECRD: 50424 id: 22592

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