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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Heracleum lanatum (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Parsnip,Cow

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) Elsewhere *
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Anodyne US(Blackfoot) *
Arthritis US(Blackfoot) *
Boil US(Blackfoot) *
Bruise US(Blackfoot) *
Convulsion US(Amerindian) *
Fainting US(Amerindian) *
Hair Elsewhere *
Hair-Oil Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Hair-Oil Canada(Salish) *
Intestine US(Blackfoot) *
Laxative US(Blackfoot) *
Poultice US(Blackfoot) *
Poultice US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Puberty Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Rheumatism US(Blackfoot) *
Salt US(Amerindian) *
Sore(Throat) Elsewhere *
Swelling US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.