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

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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

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