Lamiaceae Monarda punctata L.
Spotted Beebalm
Mohegan - Drug, Febrifuge
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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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of leaves used for fevers.
RECRD: 89937 id: 23311