Lamiaceae Mentha spicata L.
Spearmint
Mohegan - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130
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Mentha spicata L.
Scientific name: Mentha spicata L.
USDA symbol: MESP3 (
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Common names: Spearmint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a vermifuge.
RECRD: 89691 id: 22832