Apiaceae Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia Hook.

Spotted Water Hemlock

Paiute - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

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 58, 59

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Scientific name: Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia Hook.
USDA symbol: CIMAA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spotted Water Hemlock
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of pulped root applied to rattlesnake bites for the swelling.

RECRD: 84067 id: 9885