Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Bella Coola - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61

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Scientific name: Heracleum maximum Bartr.
USDA symbol: HEMA80 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Cowparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Compound infusion of root used as poultice for pains like rheumatism.

RECRD: 87301 id: 16780

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