| Horsemint Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Horsemint |
| Scientific Name: | Mentha longifolia |
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- Leaves and seeds are consumed raw or cooked.
- It is used as a flavoring for salads, cooked foods and chutneys.
- Leaves are used to make herbal tea.
- The essential oil obtained from leaves and flowering tops are used to flavor sweets.
Traditional uses
- Flowering stems and leaves act as antispasmodic, antiasthmatic, stimulant and carminative.
- Tea made from leaves is used for treating headaches, fevers and digestive disorders.
- Native American Indian tribes use horsemint to treat nausea and vomiting and also to encourage perspiration during colds.
- Apply it externally as a poultice for treating swellings as well as rheumatic pains.
- Infusion made from leaves is used for treating flatulence, indigestion, nausea and catarrh in upper respiratory tract.
- Apply the poultice to lower pain of arthritic joints by promoting flow of blood in area.
- Use it internally for measles, rheumatism, colds and stomach pains.
- Apply the poultice made from mashed leaves to cure swellings.
References:
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32272#null
https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mentha+longifolia
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/m/mentha-longifolia=horsemint.php
https://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/forbsherbaceous/horsemint
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/m/monarda-punctata=horse-mint.php
https://practicalplants.org/wiki/Monarda_punctata
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