Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis californica Gray

California Four O'clock

Luiseno - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232

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Scientific name: Mirabilis californica Gray
USDA symbol: MICAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Luiseno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as a purgative.

RECRD: 89763 id: 23025

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