Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f.

Scarlet Four O'clock

Yavapai - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 260

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Scientific name: Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f.
USDA symbol: MICO7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Yavapai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Pounded, boiled root taken for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 20647 id: 23028

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