Lamiaceae Monarda pectinata Nutt.

Pony Beebalm

Kiowa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49

View all documented uses for Monarda pectinata Nutt.

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Scientific name: Monarda pectinata Nutt.
USDA symbol: MOPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pony Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Flowers gathered, placed in water and the liquid sprinkled on the hair as a perfume.

RECRD: 10902 id: 23291

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