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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