Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Adjuvant Plant used to flavor medicine and foods. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Taken for colic pains, cramps and used for nervous 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 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Taken for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Carminative Taken to 'dispel flatulence and remove colic pains.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
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 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
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 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Taken for 'affections of stomach and bowels' and 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 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Taken for bowel problems. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Tincture applied externally to piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Given for cholera infantum. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Given for cholera infantum. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Sedative Taken for hysterics. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Used as a stimulant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for 'suppression of urine and gravelly affection.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Food, Spice Used to flavor foods. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
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 48 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion applied to forehead or powdered plant snuffed for headaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of whole plant taken as a cold remedy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 428 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Infusion of plants given to children as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Compound infusion of powdered plants taken for fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plants given to children for a bad stomach. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Compound infusion of powdered plants taken for typhoid. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Other Compound infusion used as wash on injured parts, a 'Little Water Medicine.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plants given to children as an emetic or for a bad stomach. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Compound decoction of roots and berries taken for hay fever. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 427 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Leaves brewed into an nonmedicinal beverage tea. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 41 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Mahuna Drug, Sedative Plant used as a sedative. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 23 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Miwok Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves taken for diarrhea. 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 171 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Miwok Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves taken for stomach trouble. 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 171 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Miwok Food, Beverage Leaves used for tea. 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 171 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Mohegan Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of leaves taken as a vermifuge. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Mohegan Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of plant taken as a worm medicine. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Yuki Food, Beverage Used to make a beverage. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 88 |
Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Yuki Other, Incense & Fragrance Used as body and garment perfume. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 93 |