Apiaceae Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Common Cowparsnip
Carrier, Northern - Drug, Dermatological Aid
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: Carrier, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of root applied to swellings and bruises.
RECRD: 87327 id: 16801