Urticaceae Urtica dioica L.

Stinging Nettle

Nitinaht - Drug, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 128

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica L.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica L.
USDA symbol: URDID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plants whipped over body by married persons for affection and faithfulness of spouses.

RECRD: 47393 id: 41715

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