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

California Nettle

Shoshoni - Drug, Tonic

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

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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken as a blood tonic and for general debility.

RECRD: 96718 id: 41844

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