Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.

Common Cowparsnip

Quinault - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42

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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: Quinault
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of warmed leaves applied to sore limbs.

RECRD: 87344 id: 16913