Lamiaceae Nepeta cataria L.

Catnip

Mohegan - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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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Scientific name: Nepeta cataria L.
USDA symbol: NECA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Catnip
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken for the stomach and given to infants for colic.

RECRD: 90122 id: 23676

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