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Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray
Whiteleaf Mountainmint
USDA PYAL
Choctaw Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating for colds.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54
Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray
Whiteleaf Mountainmint
USDA PYAL
Choctaw Drug, Cold Remedy
Hot decoction of leaves taken as diaphoretic for colds.
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24
Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray
Whiteleaf Mountainmint
USDA PYAL
Choctaw Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of leaves taken to cause sweating for colds.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 54
Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & Gray
Whiteleaf Mountainmint
USDA PYAL
Choctaw Drug, Diaphoretic
Hot decoction of leaves taken as diaphoretic for colds.
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24
Pycnanthemum californicum Torr.
Sierra Mint
USDA PYCA
Miwok Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction taken for colds.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves used for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion taken with 'green corn' to prevent diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion taken for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Warm infusion used to bathe inflamed penis and infusion taken for upset stomach.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion taken for fevers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion used for upset stomach.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for 'heart trouble.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Walt.) B.S.P.
Appalachian Mountainmint
USDA PYTE
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves used for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion taken with 'green corn' to prevent diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion taken for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Warm infusion used to bathe inflamed penis and infusion taken for upset stomach.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion taken for fevers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion used for upset stomach.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken for 'heart trouble.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Choctaw Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of mashed leaves taken and used as a wash for headaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Choctaw Drug, Panacea
Infusion of mashed leaves blown on sickly patient.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Koasati Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of roots taken for headaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Koasati Drug, Hemostat
Soaked plants put up the nose for nosebleeds.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55
Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.
Hoary Mountainmint
USDA PYINI
Koasati Drug, Stimulant
Cold infusion of leaves taken and used as a bath for laziness.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 55
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Chippewa Drug, Abortifacient
Decoction of powdered root taken for 'stoppage of periods.'
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Chippewa Drug, Febrifuge
Compound decoction of leaves taken for chills and fever.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Chippewa Food, Spice
Buds and flowers used to season meat or broth.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 318
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Lakota Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of plant taken for coughs.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 50
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Meskwaki Drug, Alterative
Infusion of leaf used as an alterative 'when a person is all run down.'
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 226227
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Meskwaki Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of plant tops taken for chills.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 226227
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of plant tops taken for ague.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 226227
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant
Compound containing florets applied at nostrils to rally a dying patient.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 226227
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
USDA PYVI
Meskwaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Leaves used to scent mink traps.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273