Names
Shoshone:
English: Cow Parsnip
Scientific: Heracleum lanatum
Zone
Montane
Harvest Time
- During seed production
- July – August – September
Primary Uses
- Nerve Stimulant-
- seeds as tea to reverse paralysis
- stimulate nerve growth
- roots also for nerve healing, if seeds not available
Secondary Uses
- Stems make “rubbing stick”
Cautions
- Older leaves, eaten can cause photosensitivity
- Do not confuse with water hemlock, poisonous
Active Principle(s)
- Testimony about the treatment of a paralyzed person
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Notes
Medicinal Uses
- Nerve Stimulant
Food Uses
- Ground up seeds make a tea
- depending on injury
- Anti-inflammatory, nerve stimulant, neuropathy, nerve pain, stomach, applied to wounds