Dried plant matter

Museum number:
3-27230
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3026
Description:
Ethnobotanical sample; used for throat pain; circular slices of plant. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba Colorada. This plant can be used for any throat pain. For children it is very helpful. Dosage: Two tablespoons in one liter of water boiled. Gargle three to four times a day. 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 3-27230, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used for throat pain; circular slices of plant. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba Colorada. This plant can be used for any throat pain. For children it is very helpful. Dosage: Two tablespoons in one liter of water boiled. Gargle three to four times a day. See acc. envelope.

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