Cymopterus terebinthinus
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Cymopterus terebinthinus is a flowering plant in the carrot family
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...

, also known as Northern Indian Parsnip. They are native to Western North America.

Some Plateau Indian tribes chewed the roots to treat colds
Common cold
The common cold is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. Common symptoms include a cough, sore throat, runny nose, and fever...

and sores.
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