Lamiaceae Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
Water Mint
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 ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
Scientific name: Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
USDA symbol: MEPI (
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Common names: Water Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken by children and adults as a vermifuge.
RECRD: 89659 id: 22859