Lamiaceae Nepeta cataria L.

Catnip

Delaware - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37

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Scientific name: Nepeta cataria L.
USDA symbol: NECA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Catnip
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Leaves used with peach seeds to make a beneficial syrup for children.

RECRD: 42788 id: 23646

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