Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa L.

Wildbergamot Beebalm

Choctaw - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54

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Scientific name: Monarda fistulosa L.
USDA symbol: MOBR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wildbergamot Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a cathartic.

RECRD: 89900 id: 23213

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