Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis californica Gray

California Four O'clock

Mahuna - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 10

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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: Mahuna
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Plant used for eruptive fevers.

RECRD: 89764 id: 23026

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