Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora

Colorado Four O'clock

Zuni - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58, 59

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Scientific name: Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora
USDA symbol: MIMUM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken and rubbed on abdomen of hungry adults and children.

RECRD: 89778 id: 23056

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