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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Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
Scientific name: Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville
USDA symbol: BEER (
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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