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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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: California Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Strong decoction of root used for rheumatism.

RECRD: 87305 id: 16797