Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.

Heartleaf Four O'clock

Meskwaki - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 232

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Scientific name: Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
USDA symbol: MINY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Heartleaf Four O'clock
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Root or whole herb used for bladder troubles.

RECRD: 89790 id: 23069

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