Malvaceae Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
Shoshoni - Drug, Venereal Aid
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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Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Scientific name: Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
USDA symbol: SPAMA (
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Common names: Desert Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of root or whole plant taken for venereal disease.
RECRD: 95612 id: 38618