Loasaceae Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Dwarf Mentzelia

Zuni - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57

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Scientific name: Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: MEPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Mentzelia
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Powdered root inserted into rectum as a suppository for constipation.

RECRD: 89716 id: 22926

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