Malvaceae Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.

Alkali Mallow

Choctaw - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287

View all documented uses for Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.

---

Scientific name: Malvella leprosa (Ortega) Krapov.
USDA symbol: MALE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alkali Mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Root used for 'dysentery, diarrhea, inflammation of the bowels, burns, etc.'

RECRD: 95174 id: 22351

---