Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Washo - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 85, 86
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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: Washo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of root taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 87370 id: 16955