Wild Bergamot

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Blackfoot), US(Appalachia), US(Flathead), US(Colonial), US(Amerindian)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Acne, Bronchitis, Carminative

Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, BORNYL-ACETATE, N-BUTYRALDEHYDE, BUTYRIC-ACID

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: Monarda fistulosa

Common names: Wild Bergamot, /, Aamoogaawanzh (weca'wûs wackwî'nek), Mintleaf Beebalm, Monarda morada, Monarde fistuleuse, Oswego-tea, Vild hestemynte, Wild bergamot (EN), Wilde Bergamotte, Wilde Indianernessel, Wilde Monarde, Zavinutka trubkovitá, beebalm, horse-mint, lila temynta, mintleaf beebalm, monarda

POWO: 452042-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Blackfoot), US(Appalachia), Elsewhere, US(Flathead), US(Colonial), US(Amerindian).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Acne
• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Cold
• Cough
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• US(Blackfoot)
• US(Appalachia)
• Elsewhere
• US(Flathead)
• US(Colonial)
• US(Amerindian)

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Acne
• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Cold
• Cough
• Fever
• Repellant(Insect)
• Lactogogue
• Skin
• Sore(Throat)

Cultural record detail

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

• Ache(Head) · US · "
• Acne · US(Blackfoot) · "
• Bronchitis · US(Appalachia) · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Catarrh · US(Appalachia) · "
• Cold · US(Flathead) · "
• Cough · US(Flathead) · "
• Fever · US · "
• Repellant(Insect) · US(Flathead) · "
• Lactogogue · US(Flathead) · "
• Skin · US(Colonial) · "
• Sore(Throat) · US · "
• Stomachic · Elsewhere · "
• Tea · US(Appalachia) · "
• Tonic · US(Flathead) · "
• Ache(Tooth) · US(Flathead) · "
• Ache(Head) · US(Amerindian) · "
• Diaphoretic · US(Amerindian) · "
• Fever · US(Flathead) · "
• Pustule · US(Blackfoot) · "
• Cold · US · "
• Eruption · US(Colonial) · "
• Tea · US(Amerindian) · "

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

• Antibacterial, antibiofilm, modulatory effects, pharmacokinetic profile, toxicity and molecular docking of Monarda fistulosa essential oil against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii · 2026 source ↗
• High-Throughput iNaturalist Image Analysis Reveals Flower Color Divergence in <i>Monarda fistulosa</i>. · 2025 source ↗
• High-throughput iNaturalist image analysis reveals flower color divergence in <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETIC-ACID
• BORNYL-ACETATE
• N-BUTYRALDEHYDE
• BUTYRIC-ACID
• CARVACRYL-METHYL-ETHER
• COPAENE
• CUMINALDEHYDE
• P-CYMENE
• DIHYDROCARVYL-ACETATE
• DIHYDROCUMINYL-ALCOHOL
• DIHYDROXYTHYMOQUINONE
• FORMALDEHYDE
• GERANIAL
• GERANIOL
• ISOVALERALDEHYDE
• LINALOL

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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