Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
Gosiute - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 351
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Mentha arvensis L.
Scientific name: Mentha arvensis L.
USDA symbol: MEAR4 (
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Common names: Canadian Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for coughs and colds with headaches.
RECRD: 89559 id: 22649