| Reference Source | Reference Type | Archival Data | Comments |
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| Coulter, S. 1932 | Use - Medicinal |
Dried leaves and tops of spearmint used as an aromatic, stimulant, carminative [relieves flatulence], antispasmodic and diuretc. |
Possibly info derived from Gatschet – Michael Gonella |
| No Reference Specified | Related Info |
"pätsakgi wild pepper mint, grows around Miami" |
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| Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 | Related Info |
"pä́tsakgi, white peppermint, grows wild around the Peoria reservation. It is the Mentha peperita of botany, but the Indians name means "stink weed"".
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| Tippman, D. 1999 | Use - Food |
Tea made from leaves. Not necessarily a medicine, just a drink. |
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| Tippman, D. 1999 | Use - Food |
The juice of the mint plant was cooked down and made into candy. |
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| Gatschet, A.S. ca. 1895 | Use - Customs |
Mint is added to tobacco with leaves of red cedar. |
| Reference Source | Reference Type | Data | Comments |
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| Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 | Habitat | Peppermint (Mentha x pepperita) is considered a hybrid betwen M. aquatica and M. spicata. It is of European origin and occurs in wet places and low moist ground in eastern and western Myaamia lands. |