Lamiaceae Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
Omaha - Drug, Carminative
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334
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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Carminative
Notes: Plant used as a carminative.
RECRD: 89590 id: 22719