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Monarda Punctata
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part is the herb.
Flower and Fruit: The flowers grow in axillary whorls. They
are bilabiate. The corolla is yellow with red spots. The 2
stamens and the sessile bracts are yellow and purple.Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is a perennial and grows
up to 90 cm high with a branched, round stem. The leaves
are opposite, lanceolate and downy.
Characteristics: The taste is pungent and bitter; the odor
reminiscent of thyme.
Habitat: The plant is indigenous to the eastern and central
U.S.
Other Names: Spotted Monarda, Monarda Lutea, Wild
Bergamot
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Volatile oil: including among others thymol (20%), thymol
methyl ether, thymol hydroquinone; in Monarda punctata
varieties, maritima including also gamma-terpinene, geranyl-
formate, nerylformateEFFECTS
The drug has carminative, stimulant and emmenagogic
effects.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
The drug is not to be used during pregnancy.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Unproven Uses: The drug is used for digestive disorders,
flatulence and dysmenorrhea.
Indian Medicine: American Indians use the drug for
inflammations, rheumatism and backache.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction
with the proper administration of designated therapeutic
dosages. (Oil from the plant, however, is only to be