Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
Narrowleaf Four O'clock
Zuni - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377
View all documented uses for
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
Scientific name: Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl
USDA symbol: MILI3 (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Root eaten to induce vomiting.
RECRD: 21274 id: 23041