Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
Heartleaf Four O'clock
Dakota - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 361
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Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
Scientific name: Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
USDA symbol: MINY (
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Common names: Heartleaf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of roots taken as a vermifuge.
RECRD: 89785 id: 23063