Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.

Canadian Mint

Gosiute - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 351

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Scientific name: Mentha arvensis L.
USDA symbol: MEAR4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for coughs and colds with headaches.

RECRD: 89558 id: 22648