Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
California Indian - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13
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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: California Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Strong decoction of root used for rheumatism.
RECRD: 87305 id: 16797