Loasaceae Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray
Manyflowered Mentzelia
Navajo - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161
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Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray
Scientific name: Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) Gray
USDA symbol: MEMUM2 (
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Common names: Manyflowered Mentzelia
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as an emetic.
RECRD: 89710 id: 22911