Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Pomo - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14
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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: Pomo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded, raw or heated roots applied to swellings.
RECRD: 87342 id: 16904