Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Chippewa - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342

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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: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Decoction of root gargled or dried root chewed for ulcerated sore throat.

RECRD: 87307 id: 16805

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