Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa L.

Wildbergamot Beebalm

Koasati - Drug, Febrifuge

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: Koasati
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of leaves used as a bath for chills.

RECRD: 89907 id: 23234