Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Sanpoil - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220
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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: Sanpoil
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Poultice of roots applied overnight to 'painful parts, sore eyes, etc.'
RECRD: 87348 id: 16919