by Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG)
Last updated 18 June 2023
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Table of Contents
Clinical Highlights
Cow parsnip fruit is a potent analgesic.
Cow parsnip immature stem and flower buds are edible.
All parts of cow parsnip can cause photodermatitis after skin contact.
Cow parsnip immature stem and flower buds are edible.
All parts of cow parsnip can cause photodermatitis after skin contact.
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Clinical Fundamentals
Part Used: fruit (fresh) as medicine (peeled immature stem or flower bud and mature fruit as food)
Taste: pungent with some hint of celery, mildly numbing
Major Actions:
Major Organ System Affinities
Major Indications:
Major Constituents:
Adverse Effects:
Contraindications:
Drug Interactions:
Taste: pungent with some hint of celery, mildly numbing
Major Actions:
- Immunostimulating
- Antiviral
- Inflammation modulating
Major Organ System Affinities
- Respiratory Tract
Major Indications:
- Pain
- Upper and lower respiratory infections
Major Constituents:
- Phenylpropanoids
- Furanocoumarins
Adverse Effects:
Contraindications:
Drug Interactions:
Pharmacy Essentials
Tincture: 1:2–1:3 w:v ratio, 30% ethanol
Dose:
Acute, adult:
Chronic, adult:
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Glycerite:
Decoction: 2–3 g (1 heaping tsp) of root simmered, covered, in 250 ml of water for 15–30 min, the result of which makes one cup (not 8 oz, but one dose). The amount of water used can be adjusted to patient taste in subsequent cups.
Dose:
Acute adult:
Chronic, adult: 1 cup tid
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Capsules: these are not widely available..
Dose:
Acute, adult: 1–2 g per dose, otherwise dosed as with acute tincture
Chronic, adult: 1–2 g tid (not usually taken chronically)
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
If you need help formulating with this herb, or any other, you can use the formulation tool. Remember that when using this herb in a formula, due to synergy, you can usually use less.
Dose:
Acute, adult:
Chronic, adult:
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Glycerite:
Decoction: 2–3 g (1 heaping tsp) of root simmered, covered, in 250 ml of water for 15–30 min, the result of which makes one cup (not 8 oz, but one dose). The amount of water used can be adjusted to patient taste in subsequent cups.
Dose:
Acute adult:
Chronic, adult: 1 cup tid
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
Capsules: these are not widely available..
Dose:
Acute, adult: 1–2 g per dose, otherwise dosed as with acute tincture
Chronic, adult: 1–2 g tid (not usually taken chronically)
Child: as adult but adjusted for body size
If you need help formulating with this herb, or any other, you can use the formulation tool. Remember that when using this herb in a formula, due to synergy, you can usually use less.
Other Names
Latin synonyms:
Current correct Latin binomial:
Amelanchier carrii Rydb
English Common Names:
Native American Common Names (grouped linguistically and geographically):
Nēhiyawēwin ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Cree, Algonquian):
Ndee biyáti' (Western Apache, Athabaskan):
Akimel O'odham (Mountain Piman, Uto-Aztecan):
Hopilàvayi (Hopi, Uto-Aztecan):
Núu-'apaghapi (Ute, Uto-Aztecan):
Rarámuri ra'ícha (Tarahumara, Uto-Aztecan):
Shiwi'ma (Zuñi, isolate):
Current correct Latin binomial:
Amelanchier carrii Rydb
English Common Names:
Native American Common Names (grouped linguistically and geographically):
Nēhiyawēwin ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Cree, Algonquian):
Ndee biyáti' (Western Apache, Athabaskan):
Akimel O'odham (Mountain Piman, Uto-Aztecan):
Hopilàvayi (Hopi, Uto-Aztecan):
Núu-'apaghapi (Ute, Uto-Aztecan):
Rarámuri ra'ícha (Tarahumara, Uto-Aztecan):
Shiwi'ma (Zuñi, isolate):
Interchangeability of Species
Advanced Clinical Information
Additional Actions:
Additional Indications:
Additional Indications:
Botanical Information
Botanical Description:
Native range:
Native range:
Native range of Amelanchier alnifolia
Harvest, Cultivation, and Ecology
Cultivation:
Wildcrafting:
Ecological Status:
Wildcrafting:
Ecological Status:
References
Hosseinian BT (2007) "Saskatoon and wild blueberries have higher anthocyanin contents than other Manitoba berries" J Agric Food Chem 55(26):10832–8.
Mazza G (2005) "Compositional and functional properties of saskatoon berry and blueberry" Int J Fruit Sci 5(3):101–20.
Mazza G (2005) "Compositional and functional properties of saskatoon berry and blueberry" Int J Fruit Sci 5(3):101–20.