Horsemint may refer to Mentha longifolia , the Wild mint , which is also known in England as Horsemint . Any plant in the genus Monarda , native to North America . disambig ... more details
taxobox image Monarda punctataUGA1120190.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Lamiaceae genus Monarda species M. punctata binomial Monarda punctata Monarda punctata , or Horsemint , or Spotted beebalm is an herbaceous plant native in the United States . Thyme scented plant with purple spotted tubular yellow flowers. Source of thymol, an immune stimulant, germicide and bactericide. Historically used for upset stomachs, colds, diarrhea, neuralgia and kidney disease. Lamiaceae stub Category Flora of the United States Category Flora of Alabama Category Flora of Maryland Category Lamiaceae az Monarda punctata de Pferdeminze nv Azee ndoot eezh fr Monarde ponctu e ru ... more details
Italic title taxobox name Mentha citrata image Mentha x piperita var. citrata Eau de Cologne Mint Labatae flower.JPG regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Lamiaceae genus Mentha species M. citrata binomial Mentha citrata binomial authority Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart Ehrh. Mentha citrata Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart Ehrh. syn. Peppermint Mentha piperita L. var. citrata Ehrh. Briq. syn. Mentha x aquatica var. citrata Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart Ehrh. George Bentham Benth. ref cite book author Umberto Quattrocchi title CRC World dictionary of plant names Common names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Sonyonyms, and Etymology volume III M Q year 1947 publisher CRC Press pages 1659 ref syn. Mentha odorata is a herb . It is also known as Bergamot mint , Eau de cologne Mint , Horsemint , Lemon Mint , Lime Mint , Orange Mint , Pineapple Mint , Su Nanesi , Water Capitate Mint , Water Mint , Watermunt , Wild Water Mint , and in Central America Yerba Buena . ref name PFAF Description The whole plant is smooth, dotted with yellow glands and is of a dark green color, generally tinged with purple, especially the margins of the leaves, which are finely toothed. There are very conspicuous lines of yellow glands on the purple calyx. ref name medicalvalue cite web url http www.v72.org medicinal mints.htm title Medicinal Herbs accessdate March 27, 2006 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070807015027 http v72.org medicinal mints.htm archivedate August 7, 2007 ref This herb has a characteristic lemon odor when crushed. It is sometimes used to make a tasteful tea similar to lemonade, with medicinal value. Medicinal uses A tea made from the fresh or dried leaves has traditionally been used ref cite web url http www.unh.edu herbarium Poisonous plantdict.html title Selected Plants of Medicinal Value in Costa Rica accessdate March 27, 2006 author Brook Caughlin publisher University of New Hampshire , IROP Program archiveurl http w ... more details
Gruit sometimes grut is an old fashioned herb mixture used for bittering and flavoring beer , popular before the extensive use of hop plant hops . Gruit or grut ale may also refer to the beverage produced using gruit. Gruit was a combination of herbs, some of the most common being mildly to moderately narcotic Myrica gale sweet gale Myrica gale , mugwort Artemisia vulgaris , yarrow Achillea millefolium , ground ivy Glechoma hederacea , horehound Marrubium vulgare , and Calluna heather Calluna vulgaris . Gruit varied somewhat, each gruit producer including different herbs to produce unique flavors and effects. Other adjunct herbs included Hyoscyamus niger black henbane , juniper berry juniper berries , ginger , caraway seed, aniseed , nutmeg , cinnamon , and even hops in variable proportions. Some gruit ingredients are now known to have preservative qualities. Some traditional types of unhopped beer such as sahti in Finland , which is spiced with juniper berry juniper berries and twigs, have survived the advent of hops, although gruit itself has not. The 1990s microbrewery movement in the USA and Europe saw a renewed interest in unhopped beers and several have tried their hand at reviving ales brewed with gruits, or plants that once were used in it. Commercial examples include Fraoch using heather flowers, sweet gale and ginger and Alba using pine twigs and spruce buds from Williams Brothers in Scotland Myrica using sweet gale from O Hanlons in England Gageleer also using sweet gale from Proefbrouwerij in Belgium Cervoise from Lancelot in Brittany using a gruit containing heather flowers, spices and some hops Artemis from Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California using mugwort and Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot , Monarda fistulosa , also known as bee balm or horsemint and Bog Water ref http www.beaus.ca beer seasonal bog water ref from Beau s All Natural Brewing Company in Vankleek Hill, Ontario , Canada using Bog Myrtle . Historical context The exclusive ... more details
taxobox name Monarda image Monarda.jpg image width image caption A bumblebee on a Monarda flower regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Lamiaceae genus Monarda genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. type species Monarda fistulosa type species authority Carolus Linnaeus L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision About 16 species, including br Monarda bartlettii br Monarda citriodora br Monarda clinopodia br Monarda clinopodioides br Monarda didyma br Monarda eplingiana br Monarda fistulosa br Monarda lindheimeri br Monarda menthifolia br Monarda pectinata br Monarda pringlei br Monarda punctata br Monarda russeliana br Monarda viridissima Monarda bee balm , horsemint , oswego tea , or bergamot is a genus consisting of roughly 16 species of erect, Herbaceous plant herbaceous , Annual plant annual or Perennial plant perennial plants in the Family biology family Lamiaceae . ref name harley2004 Raymond M. Harley, Sandy Atkins, Andrey L. Budantsev, Philip D. Cantino, Barry J. Conn, Ren e J. Grayer, Madeline M. Harley, Rogier P.J. de Kok, Tatyana V. Krestovskaja, Ram n Morales, Alan J. Paton, and P. Olof Ryding. 2004. Labiatae pages 167 275. In Klaus Kubitzki editor and Joachim W. Kadereit volume editor . The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume VII. Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978 3 540 40593 1 ref The genus is Endemism endemic to North America . Ranging in height from 1 to 3 feet 0.2 to 0.9 m , the plants have an equal spread, with slender and long tapering Leaf shape lanceolate Leaf leaves . The leaves are Phyllotaxis opposite on the Plant stem stem , Glabrousness smooth to sparsely hairy, with lightly Leaf Edge serrated margins, and rangeing from 3 to 6 inches 7 to 14 cm in length. In all species, the leaves, when crushed, exude a spicy, highly Essential oil fragrant oil . Of the species examined in one Research study , Monarda didyma M. didyma Oswego Tea was found to c ... more details
Other uses Infobox Ethnic group group Apache image File Apache portraits.jpg none 270px Apache portraits poptime 56,060 self identified ref http www.census.gov population cen2000 phc t18 tab001.pdf Census.gov Census 2000 PHC T 18. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States 2000. US Census Bureau 2000 retrieved December 28, 2009 ref popplace Arizona , New Mexico and Oklahoma rels Native American Church , Christianity , traditional Shamanism shamanistic tribal religion langs Chiricahua language Chiricahua , Jicarilla language Jicarilla , Lipan language Lipan Apache , Plains Apache , Mescalero language Mescalero , Western Apache language Western Apache related Navajo people Navajo , Athabaskan peoples Athabaskans Apache pron en p t i is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the American Southwest . These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan languages Southern Athabaskan Apachean language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan speakers of Alaska and western Canada . The modern term Apache excludes the related Navajo Nation Navajo people. However, the Navajo and the other Apache groups are clearly related through culture and language, and thus are considered Apachean . Apachean peoples formerly ranged over eastern Arizona , northwestern Mexico , New Mexico , Texas and the southern Great Plains . There was little political unity among the Apachean groups. The groups spoke seven different languages. The current division of Apachean groups includes the Navajo, Western Apache , Chiricahua , Mescalero , Jicarilla Apache Jicarilla , Lipan Apache people Lipan , and Plains Apache formerly Kiowa Apache . Apache groups live in Oklahoma and Texas and on Indian reservation reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Some Apacheans have moved to large metropolitan areas. The largest Apache urban communities are in Oklahoma City , Kansas Ci ... more details
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