Lamiaceae Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray

Whiteleaf Mountainmint

Choctaw - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24

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Scientific name: Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: PYAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whiteleaf Mountainmint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Hot decoction of leaves taken as diaphoretic for colds.

RECRD: 92904 id: 31728

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