| Mirabilis albida (Walt.) Heimerl Mountain Four O'clock USDA MIAL4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of soaked, split root applied to burns. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root taken and used as a wash for headaches. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root used as a wash for neuralgia. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Poultice of crushed, fresh leaves applied for headaches. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of root taken or used as a wash for fainting spells and nausea. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Burn Dressing Dried root powder moistened and used as a salve for burns. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Cathartic Decoction of root taken as a physic. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried root powder sprinkled on sores or made into a wash for impetigo. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Psychological Aid Decoction of root used as a wash for 'delirium,' neuralgia and dizziness. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute Drug, Stimulant Decoction of root taken or used as a wash for fainting spells and dizziness. 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 86, 87 |
| Mirabilis alipes (S. Wats.) Pilz Winged Four O'clock USDA MIAL5 |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried, powdered roots applied and decoction of powdered roots used as a wash for sores. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125 |
| Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa (Heller) Munz Bigelow's Four O'clock USDA MIBIR |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root used as shampoo and infusion of root taken simultaneously. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46 |
| Mirabilis bigelovii var. retrorsa (Heller) Munz Bigelow's Four O'clock USDA MIBIR |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered root used as shampoo and infusion taken simultaneously. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 57 |
| Mirabilis californica Gray California Four O'clock USDA MICAC3 |
Luiseno Drug, Cathartic Decoction of leaves taken as a purgative. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
| Mirabilis californica Gray California Four O'clock USDA MICAC3 |
Mahuna Drug, Febrifuge Plant used for eruptive fevers. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 10 |
| Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f. Scarlet Four O'clock USDA MICO7 |
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for wounds. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 75 |
| Mirabilis coccinea (Torr.) Benth. & Hook. f. Scarlet Four O'clock USDA MICO7 |
Yavapai Drug, Venereal Aid Pounded, boiled root taken for gonorrhea. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 260 |
| Mirabilis greenei S. Wats. Greene's Four O'clock USDA MIGR6 |
Karok Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant used to make a new-born baby healthy. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Lakota Drug, Diuretic Infusion of roots taken for urinating difficulties. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 52 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Root used for stomach disorders. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots used for postpartum treatment. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea Plant used as a life medicine. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Fruit Berries stewed and used for food. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Unspecified Seeds roasted and used for food. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of soaked, split root applied to burns. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant used for coughs. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine Cold infusion of plant used as a lotion for good luck in trading or hunting. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of plant used for sheep and horses with coughs. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Zuni Drug, Diuretic Root eaten to induce urination. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Zuni Drug, Emetic Root eaten to induce vomiting. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377 |
| Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl Narrowleaf Four O'clock USDA MILI3 |
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for stomachache. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Used to push up the blood in the woman during the pregnant stage. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Hopi Drug, Hallucinogen Root chewed by medicine man to induce visions while making a diagnosis. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Hopi Drug, Veterinary Aid Used as antiseptic to wash out wounds in horses. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Hopi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Heavy root used to anchor the bird trap string. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 334 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Keres, Western Other, Smoke Plant Dried leaves used as tobacco. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 54 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Navajo Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Plant used for rheumatism. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for 'swellings.' Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Navajo Drug, Oral Aid Plant used for various mouth disorders. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 161 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of root applied to swellings. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Beverage Used to make tea. 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 26 |
| Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Zuni Drug, Dietary Aid Powdered root mixed with flour, made into a bread and used to decrease appetite. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377 |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Hopi Drug, Hallucinogen Roots chewed by doctor to induce visions while making diagnosis. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 75 |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Tewa Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of pulverized root taken for swellings 'of dropsical origin.' Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60 |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Zuni Drug, Dietary Aid Infusion of root taken and rubbed on abdomen of hungry adults and children. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58, 59 |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of powdered root taken by adults or children after overeating. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58 |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora Colorado Four O'clock USDA MIMUM |
Zuni Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of powdered root taken by adults or children after overeating. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58 |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. Heartleaf Four O'clock USDA MINY |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of beaten root used for boils and milk poured over leaves used as fly poison. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34, 35 |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM. Heartleaf Four O'clock USDA MINY |
Cherokee Other, Insecticide Poultice of beaten root used for boils and milk poured over leaves used as fly poison. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34, 35 |