Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray

Desert Globemallow

Shoshoni - Drug, Contraceptive

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46

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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: Contraceptive
Notes: Infusion of root taken as birth control.

RECRD: 21065 id: 38612

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