Malvaceae Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea

Scarlet Globemallow

Keres, Western - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53

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Scientific name: Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
USDA symbol: SPCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Globemallow
Family: Malvaceae
Family (APG): Malvaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Roots used by women when they become pregnant.

RECRD: 30288 id: 38657

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