Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
Potawatomi - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 61
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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Leaves or plant top used for fevers.
RECRD: 89603 id: 22744