Apiaceae Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville

Cutleaf Waterparsnip

Zuni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 379

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Scientific name: Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
USDA symbol: BEER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cutleaf Waterparsnip
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of whole plant used as wash for rashes and athlete's foot infection.

RECRD: 21294 id: 7060