Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Stinging Nettle

Kawaiisu - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 68

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne
USDA symbol: URDIH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: 'Children walk through nettles to toughen their skin.'

RECRD: 96727 id: 41881

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