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Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Gosiute Other, Paint
Plant pounded in water into a gummy paste & applied over the rough inner surfaces of earthen dishes.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 374
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Keres, Western Drug, Gynecological Aid
Roots used by women when they become pregnant.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo Drug, Hemostat
Infusion of plants used to stop bleeding.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of plants taken for diseases produced by witchcraft.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo Food, Starvation Food
Roots chewed during food shortages.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 62
Sphaeralcea digitata (Greene) Rydb.
Slippery Globemallow
USDA SPDID
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of whole plant taken for stomachache.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36
Sphaeralcea digitata (Greene) Rydb.
Slippery Globemallow
USDA SPDID
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Root used as a 'life medicine.'
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36
Sphaeralcea emoryi Torr. ex Gray
Emory's Globemallow
USDA SPEM
Pima Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of root taken for diarrhea.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 80
Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray
Fendler's Globemallow
USDA SPFEF
Havasupai Other, Containers
Juice made into a paste and mixed with clay before molding it into a pot.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 232
Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray
Fendler's Globemallow
USDA SPFEF
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for sand cricket bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 32
Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray
Fendler's Globemallow
USDA SPFEF
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Oral Aid
Infusion of plant taken for sore mouth.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 32
Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray
Fendler's Globemallow
USDA SPFEF
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Cold, compound infusion of plant taken for internal injury and hemorrhage.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36
Sphaeralcea fendleri Gray
Fendler's Globemallow
USDA SPFEF
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as lotion for external injury.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Havasupai Other, Containers
Juice made into a paste and mixed with clay before molding it into a pot.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 232
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Roots chewed or boiled with cactus root and used for difficult defecation.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Diuretic
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Root chewed or boiled for broken bones.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb.
Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
USDA SPGRG
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 362
Sphaeralcea incana Torr. ex Gray
Gray Globemallow
USDA SPINI
Hopi Drug, Antidiarrheal
Plant used as a diarrhea medicine.
Fewkes, J. Walter, 1896, A Contribution to Ethnobotany, American Anthropologist 9:14-21, page 16
Sphaeralcea munroana (Dougl. ex Lindl.) Spach ex Gray
Munro's Globemallow
USDA SPMUM
Gosiute Other, Paint
Plant pounded in water into a gummy paste & applied over the rough inner surfaces of earthen dishes.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 374
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Havasupai Other, Containers
Juice made into a paste and mixed with clay before molding it into a pot.
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 232
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Root chewed or boiled with cactus root and used for difficult defecation.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for sores, cuts and wounds.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Diuretic
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Chewed or boiled root used for broken bones.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for babies with bowel trouble.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea parvifolia A. Nels.
Smallflower Globemallow
USDA SPPA2
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for mid-winter ceremonials.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 363
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Antidiarrheal
Root chewed or compound decoction taken for diarrhea.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root used for babies with bowel trouble.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 85
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Root chewed or decoction used for broken bones, as 'there's gristle in the root.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 85
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid
Root used for babies with bowel troubles.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 34, 85
Sphaeralcea sp.
Globe Mallow
Luiseno Drug, Emetic
Decoction of leaves taken as an emetic.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 231