Cactaceae Mammillaria grahamii var. grahamii

Graham's Nipple Cactus

Pima - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 57

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Scientific name: Mammillaria grahamii var. grahamii
USDA symbol: MAGRG4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Graham's Nipple Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Plant boiled and placed warm in the ear for earaches and suppurating ears.

RECRD: 89436 id: 22357