A cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) flower from beneath with a sunburst; Sierra Nevada Mountains; California; USA. Cow parsnip is also called Indian Celery; or Pushki. Various Native American peoples had many different uses for this plant; all parts of it were used by one nation or another. Perhaps the most common use was to make poultices to be applied to bruises or sores. In addition; the young stalks and leaf stems ? before the plant reaches maturity ? were widely used for food with the outer

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