Loasaceae Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Dwarf Mentzelia

Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158

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Scientific name: Mentzelia pumila Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: MEPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Mentzelia
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Powdered roots used for constipation.

RECRD: 89707 id: 22923

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