Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray

Desert Globemallow

Shoshoni - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 141142

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
USDA symbol: SPAMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for colds.

RECRD: 95606 id: 38610

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