Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Aleut - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427
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Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (
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Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Leaves used to make a tonic for colds.
RECRD: 87296 id: 16774