Malvaceae Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray

Purple Poppymallow

Dakota - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 103

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Scientific name: Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray
USDA symbol: CAINI4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Purple Poppymallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Smoke of dried root used to bathe aching body parts.

RECRD: 83291 id: 7679

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