Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Sikani - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
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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: Sikani
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of mashed roots applied to swellings of neuralgia or rheumatism.
RECRD: 87357 id: 16930