White Mountain Mint

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Choctaw)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Diaphoretic, Cold

Science studied: 8-ACETOXYCARVOTANACETONE, BETA-BOURBONENE, 1,8-CINEOLE, CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Pycnanthemum albescens

Common names: White Mountain Mint, Whiteleaf mountainmint, white-leaf mountain-mint, whiteleaf mountainmint

POWO: 214726-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Choctaw).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Diaphoretic
• Cold

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Choctaw)

Documented cultural uses

• Diaphoretic
• Cold

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Diaphoretic · US(Choctaw) · "
• Cold · US(Choctaw) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Characterization of Odorants in White Leaf Mountain Mint, <i>Pycnanthemum albescens</i>. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 8-ACETOXYCARVOTANACETONE
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE
• LEDENE
• LINALOL
• ALPHA-PINENE
• SABINENE
• ALPHA-TERPINEYL-ACETATE
• TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE
• TRANS-CARVEOL
• BETA-COPAENE
• ALPHA-TERPINEOL
• CIS-CARVEOL
• CARVONE
• ISOMENTHONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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