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

California Nettle

Paiute - Drug, Herbal Steam

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 146

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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: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia.

RECRD: 96709 id: 41811