Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Stinging Nettle

Pomo - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13

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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: Pomo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Nettle used to strike skin as a counterirritant for rheumatic pains.

RECRD: 96714 id: 41902

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