Dried plant matter

Museum number:
3-27227
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3026
Description:
Ethnobotanical sample; used to promote menstruation; dried brown leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Uvalama. This plant is used to promote menstruation after a delay. Dosage: Five leaves boiled in one and a half cups of water every morning. See acc. envelope.
Donor:
Charles Perez Allen
Collection place:
Guaymas (city), Sonora, Mexico
Collector:
Charles Perez Allen
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27227, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used to promote menstruation; dried brown leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Uvalama. This plant is used to promote menstruation after a delay. Dosage: Five leaves boiled in one and a half cups of water every morning. See acc. envelope.

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