Monarda didyma
Labiatae
Medicinal Uses
-used in Europe as an aromatic, carminative, and antipyreticum
Conditions Treated in Modern Medicine
-Flatulence
-Digestive Disorders
-Menstrual Complaints
Pharmacological Substances and Properties
-Flavinoids including linarin, didymin, and genkwanin
-Volatile Oil
-Anthocyans
Medicinal Parts Used
-the whole plant is dried and then ground to a powder that is taken as an infusion
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