Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
Shoshoni - Drug, Blood Medicine
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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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (
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Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken as a blood tonic and for general debility.
RECRD: 96716 id: 41842