Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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HORSEMINT (Monarda punctata L.) ++


Activities (Horsemint) — Analgesic (f; DEM); Antiemetic (f; CEB; FEL); Antiseptic (1; CEB);
Antispasmodic (f; HHB); Carminative (f; PH2; PNC); Deodorant (1; CEB); Diaphoretic (1; FEL);
Diuretic (f; FEL); Emmenagogue (f; CEB; PH2; PNC); Rubefacient (f; CEB); Stimulant (f; PH2;
PNC); Vermifuge (1; CEB).


Indications (Horsemint) — Alzheimer’s (1; FNF); Backache (1; FNF; PH2); Bronchosis (1; FNF);
Catarrh (f; DEM); Cholecystosis (f; HHB); Cholera (f; CEB); Cold (1; DEM; FNF); Colic (f; CEB);
Constipation (f; DEM); Cough (f; DEM); Cramp (f; DEM; HHB); Deafness (f; CEB); Dermatosis
(f; DEM); Dropsy (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; CEB; PH2); Dyspepsia (f; PH2); Dysuria (f; FEL);
Enterosis (f; DEM); Fever (1; CEB; FEL); Gas (f; PH2; PNC); Gastrosis (f; CEB; DEM); Gravel
(f; CEB); Halitosis (1; CEB); Headache (f; CEB; DEM); Head Cold (f; DEM); Infection (1; CEB);
Inflammation (f; PH2); Malaria (f; CEB); Nephrosis (f; CEB); Pain (1; CEB; DEM; FEL; FNF);
Paralysis (f; CEB); Parasite (1; CEB); Rheumatism (f; CEB; PH2); Rhinosis (1; FNF); Sinusosis
(1; FNF); Typhus (f; CEB); Vomiting (f; CEB; FEL); Water Retention (f; FEL); Worm (1; CEB);
Wound (1; CEB).


Dosages (Horsemint) — EO for external use only and then diluted with something like olive oil,
otherwise vesicant (PH2).


Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Horsemint) — “Hazards and/or side effects
not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage!
JAD). Not to be used during pregnancy (PH2).

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