Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) is a beautiful flowering herb with wonderful medicinal properties. It is a variety of beebalm, and it is the flower which is used in herbal It is an aromatic, bitter tonic, which is used as a tea for loss of appetite, for the common cold and feverish states, as well as for painful menstruation (without pathology). Only caution: it should not be taken during pregnancy and lactation.
![Monarda didyma L. Oswego beebalm](https://www.heathersholistichealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC_0580-300x200.jpg)
Monarda didyma L. aka Oswego beebalm