Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora

Colorado Four O'clock

Tewa - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60

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Scientific name: Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora
USDA symbol: MIMUM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of pulverized root taken for swellings 'of dropsical origin.'

RECRD: 89777 id: 23055

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