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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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: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of fresh, young stems taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 3670 id: 16786