Leaves of Monarda punctata L., Labiatae. Habit. New York to Florida, west to Texas and Wisconsin. Constit. Volatile oils: thymol, carvacrol, neryl formate, geranyl formate, cineole, γ-terpinene, α- and β-pinene. Gas chromatographic analysis of the oil of monarda: R. W. Scora, J. Chromatogr. 19, 601 (1965).
Aromatic stimulant, carminative.