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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

E Monarda didyma (Lamiaceae) PDF

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Common name(s)
Oswego Tea; Monarde Ecarlate; Scharlakenrode Monarde; Pennsylvanische Thee; Scarlet Monarda; Bee Balm; The D'Oswego; Beebalm; Monarde Tee

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Use	Country/Region	Reference
Apertif	German	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Digestive	English	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emmenagogue	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hair-Oil	US(Amerindian)	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Hemostat	US	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine	US(Appalachia)
Stimulant	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sudorific	French	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tea	US(Appalachia)
Tonic	Dutch	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.