Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora

Colorado Four O'clock

Zuni - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58

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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of powdered root taken by adults or children after overeating.

RECRD: 89779 id: 23057

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