Lamiaceae Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
Water Mint
Cherokee - Drug, Urinary Aid
Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49
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Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
Scientific name: Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata]
USDA symbol: MEPI (
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Common names: Water Mint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Taken for 'suppression of urine and gravelly affection.'
RECRD: 89652 id: 22850