Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray

Colorado Four O'clock

Zuni - Drug, Dietary Aid

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 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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Powdered root mixed with flour, made into a bread and used to decrease appetite.

RECRD: 21273 id: 23053

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