Lamiaceae Monarda punctata L.
Spotted Beebalm
Meskwaki - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 225226
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Monarda punctata L.
Scientific name: Monarda punctata L.
USDA symbol: MOPUP2 (
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Common names: Spotted Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Compound used as a snuff for head colds and catarrh.
RECRD: 89933 id: 23307