Malvaceae Malva parviflora L.

Cheeseweed Mallow

Diegueno - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 24

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Scientific name: Malva parviflora L.
USDA symbol: MAPA5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cheeseweed Mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of leaves or roots used as an enema and bath for babies with fevers.

RECRD: 2479 id: 22340

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