| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid Used for bathing and drinking. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Shuswap Drug, Herbal Steam Decoction of stems and roots used as a sweatbath for rheumatism pain. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Shuswap Food, Beverage Used for bathing and drinking. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 70 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Nettles used for arthritis. One informant said that a neighboring woman who had arthritis hit her skin all over with nettles and within two months, she was getting strong and healthy again. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as a hair tonic for growing long, silky hair. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant tops used for skin disease. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of roots used as a soaking solution for bleeding hemorrhoids. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of leaves and stalks used for paralyzed limbs. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Drug, Unspecified Infusion of leaves and tops used as medicine. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Fiber, Cordage Plant tops used to make twine and fine thread. The plant tops were made into twine in the same manner as Indian hemp. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Greens cooked as green vegetables. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 288 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Plant tops eaten as a potherb after the arrival of the Chinese. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica L. Stinging Nettle USDA URDID |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant tops made into twine and fine thread and used for making scoop nets. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 289 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Abnaki Drug, Hemostat Powdered leaves used as a snuff for nosebleeds. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 166 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Abnaki Drug, Hemostat Used for bloody noses. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Fresh, green leaves used as a good source of pro-vitamin A, vitamin C and some of the minerals. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 73 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Alaska Native Food, Substitution Food Leaves used as a good substitute for spinach. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 73 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified Leaves boiled and eaten. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 73 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Drug, Hemostat Burning stem fibers used to cauterize sores and swellings. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Drug, Herbal Steam Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Used to sting paralyzed limbs daily to cause sores and revive sensation. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Fiber, Cordage Stem fibers sun dried and used to make twine. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Bella Coola Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Stem fibers sun dried and used to make fishnets. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 211 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Carrier Drug, Analgesic Used as whip for pain. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 83 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Carrier Drug, Dermatological Aid Rubbed on the skin for rashes. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 83 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Chehalis Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with rheumatism. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Chehalis Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots used as a hair wash. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of root taken for dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Chippewa Drug, Diuretic Compound decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of urine.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 348 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Cowichan Food, Vegetable Young stems and leaves boiled and eaten like spinach. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 90 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Cowlitz Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of nettles taken by women about to deliver a child. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Cowlitz Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of sprouts applied or person whipped with stalk for paralysis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 28 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Dakota Fiber, Clothing Dried stalk fiber used to make cloth. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Dakota Fiber, Cordage Dried stalk fiber used to make twine and cordage. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Dakota Other, Ceremonial Items Dried stalk fiber made into cloth and used in the Sacred Bundle of the Tent of War. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Dakota Other, Stable Gear Dried stalk fiber made into ropes and used to hobble horses. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Dakota Other, Toys & Games Plant fiber used by little boys as wadding for popguns. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 77 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Cordage Dried stem fibers used for twine. Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Gitksan Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of plant taken for hemorrhage and many illnesses. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Gitksan Drug, Unspecified Decoction of entire plant taken for many illnesses. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Gitksan Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of plant taken for bladder trouble and many illnesses. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of roots applied to aches and swollen joints. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber, Cordage Fiber used to make cordage, bindings and nets. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Preserves Plant boiled with sugar to make jam. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Unspecified Young shoots steamed and eaten with bear meat. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
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Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cash Crop Plant used for trade. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Fasteners Fiber used to make cordage, bindings and nets. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland. California Nettle USDA URDIG |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Fiber used to make nets and bow strings. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 294 |