Malvaceae Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.

Smallflower Globemallow

Hopi - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
USDA symbol: SPPA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smallflower Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Root chewed or boiled with cactus root and used for difficult defecation.

RECRD: 21594 id: 38677

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