Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

California Nettle

Abnaki - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 166

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Powdered leaves used as a snuff for nosebleeds.

RECRD: 50389 id: 41744

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