Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa L.

Wildbergamot Beebalm

Ojibwa - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2274

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of flowers taken for fevers.

RECRD: 6079 id: 23249