Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Blackfoot - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67
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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: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of fresh, young stems taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 3670 id: 16786