Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray

Colorado Four O'clock

Hopi - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334

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Scientific name: Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray
USDA symbol: MIMUM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Used to push up the blood in the woman during the pregnant stage.

RECRD: 21487 id: 23043

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