Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 109
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Mentha arvensis L.
Scientific name: Mentha arvensis L.
USDA symbol: MEAR4 (
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Common names: Canadian Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of stems taken for colic in children.
RECRD: 12714 id: 22711