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Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of root taken for upset stomach.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of mashed root used for swollen feet.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of wilted plants bound onto rheumatic or swollen areas.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root or whole plant 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 141142
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Contraceptive
Decoction of root taken as a contraceptive, 'uncertain report.'
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Contraceptive
Infusion of root taken as birth control.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed, raw root 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 141142
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of wilted plants applied for rheumatism or 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 141142
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Emetic
Decoction of root or whole plant taken as an emetic.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of leaves used as an eyewash.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Unspecified
Poultices of cooked root applied medicinally.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 43
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of root or whole plant taken for venereal disease.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Drug, Veterinary Aid
Poultice of boiled plant applied to wire cuts on horses.
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
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Shoshoni Other, Containers
Whole plant boiled, added to red clay and used to make cups.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 56
Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray
Desert Globemallow
USDA SPAMA
Yavapai Other, Containers
Stems used as a litter for drying mescal.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 259
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Keres, Western Drug, Gynecological Aid
Roots used for medicine by pregnant women.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Keres, Western Other, Fasteners
Root sap rubbed on the skin and used as glue for feathers and cotton during dances.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Keres, Western Other, Preservative
Leaves used while drying wild leafed yucca, to prevent spoiling.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 71
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Kiowa Other, Decorations
Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Kiowa Other, Decorations
Flowers appealed to the esthetic nature, picked and used for bouquets in the home.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 43
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Roots used as a ceremonial medicine.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Navajo Drug, Cold Remedy
Plant used for colds.
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 163
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Navajo Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used for coughs.
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 163
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Navajo Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used for influenza.
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 163
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 63
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Pima Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of leaves used for diarrhea.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Pima Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root used for biliousness.
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pulverized roots applied to purulent sores.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60, 61
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Tewa Drug, Disinfectant
Poultice of pulverized roots applied to purulent sores.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60, 61
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Tewa Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of pulverized roots applied to snakebites.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60, 61
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don
Copper Globemallow
USDA SPAN3
Tewa Other, Paint
Root skin pounded into powder, water added and used as face paint for dances.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 60
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used in ceremonies.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Lakota Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed roots applied to sores.
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 51
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Lakota Other, Protection
Root juices used by medicine men for protection of hands from fire or boiling water.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 32
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Lakota Other, Protection
Roots chewed and hands rubbed with the roots by heyoka men to protect their hands in scalding water.
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 51
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant ingredient.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried plant used as a dusting powder for sores.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a lotion for skin diseases.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dietary Aid
Plant used as a tonic to improve appetite.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Disinfectant
Plant used as a ceremonial fumigant ingredient.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Other
Plant used for hydrophobia.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Strengthener
Plant used as a medicine to give singer strength.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Kayenta Food, Beverage
Used to make a beverage.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31
Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb.
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Plant used as '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 coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Cheyenne Drug, Adjuvant
Infusion of ground leaves, stems and roots mixed with other medicine to render it more palatable.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 180
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Comanche Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used for swellings.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Dakota Drug, Analgesic
Plant used for pain.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 362
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Dakota Drug, Burn Dressing
Chewed plant rubbed on skin to protect against boiling water in ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 103
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
USDA SPCOC
Dakota Drug, Dermatological Aid
Chewed plant applied as a cooling and healing salve to sores and wounds.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 103