🪶Indigenous / Native American
Colorado Four O'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
About Colorado Four O'Clock
Colorado Four O'Clock (Mirabilis multiflora) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Headache, Digestive Issues, and Pain. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Mirabilis multiflora is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common name Colorado four o'clock. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Colorado and Texas, as well as far northern Mexico, where it grows in mostly dry habitat types in a number of regions. It is a perennial herb growing upright to about 80 centimetres (31 in) in maximum height. The leaves are oppositely arranged on the...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal