| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Washo Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of various plant parts taken for colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 104105 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Washo Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of various plant parts taken for fevers. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 104105 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Washo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion or babies' colic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 104105 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Washo Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant parts used for stomachache, indigestion and babies' colic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 104105 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Winnebago Drug, Carminative Sweetened infusion taken as a carminative or beverage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112113 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Winnebago Food, Beverage Plant used to make a tea like beverage enjoyed for its pleasing, aromatic flavor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Winnebago Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant boiled with traps to deodorize them so that the smell of blood would not deter the animals. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Winnebago Other, Incense & Fragrance Plant boiled with traps to deodorize them so that the smell of blood would not deter the animals. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
| Mentha sp. Mint |
Chehalis Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken as a cold medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 45 |
| Mentha sp. Mint |
Cowlitz Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken as a cold medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 45 |
| Mentha sp. Mint |
Kiowa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of leaves taken for stomach troubles. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48 |
| Mentha sp. Mint |
Kiowa Food, Candy Fresh leaves frequently chewed. Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48 |
| Mentha sp. Mint |
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Used with sage, red penstemon, red willow, scrub oak & chokecherry as medicine for Shooting Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73 |
| 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 |
| Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] Peppermint USDA MEPI |
Hoh Drug, Unspecified Used as smelling and rubbing medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 68 |
| Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] Water Mint USDA MEPI |
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 ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] Water Mint USDA MEPI |
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 |