Lamiaceae Nepeta cataria L.

Catnip

Ojibwa - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 372

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Infusion of leaves used to bathe a patient to raise the body temperature.

RECRD: 90127 id: 23681

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