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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Montana Indian Fiber, Cordage
Bark used for cordage.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Montana Indian Food, Vegetable
Young shoots used as a potherb.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 25
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 23
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of soaked leaves applied to heat rash.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 392
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Ojibwa Fiber, Sewing Material
Bark or rind used as a fine, stout sewing fiber.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 423
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Omaha Fiber, Cordage
Dried stalk fiber used to make twine and cordage. The fiber was separated from the nettle by either crumpling the dried stalks in the hands or gently pounding it with stones.
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
Omaha Fiber, Sewing Material
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
Omaha 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
Omaha 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
Omaha 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
Oweekeno Fiber, Cordage
Fiber used to make bow strings, fishing line for jigging, ropes and oolichan traps.
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 119
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Oweekeno Food, Unspecified
Plant fried and eaten.
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 119
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Fiber used to make bow strings, fishing line for jigging, ropes and oolichan traps.
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 119
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Fiber used to make fishing 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 119
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of root used as a wash for rheumatism.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Diaphoretic
Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Herbal Steam
Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Plant fumes inhaled in the sweatbath for pneumonia or grippe.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Paiute Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as switch on body as a counterirritant for unspecified purposes.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Pawnee 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
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Analgesic
Nettle used to strike the skin as a counterirritant for rheumatism and other such pains.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 77
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Nettle used to strike the skin as a counterirritant for rheumatism.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 77
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Ponca 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
Ponca 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
Ponca 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
Ponca 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
Ponca 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
Potawatomi Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion of root used for intermittent fevers.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 87
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of leaves used medicinally for unspecified purposes.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 87
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Potawatomi Fiber, Cordage
Outer rind twisted into a two-strand cord and used for sewing cattail mats and baskets.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 115
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Quileute 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
Quileute Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of pounded roots taken for 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
Quileute Fiber, Cordage
Roots formerly twisted and made into ropes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Quileute Food, Vegetable
Plant tops eaten as greens.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 61
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Quileute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Rubbed on the bodies of sealers to keep them awake during the night.
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
Quinault Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of peeled bark taken for headaches.
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
Quinault Drug, Gynecological Aid
Plant tips chewed by women during labor.
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
Quinault Drug, Hemostat
Decoction of peeled bark taken for nosebleeds.
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
Quinault Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Whole stalk used as a whip on a person with 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
Saanich 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
Samish Drug, Tonic
Decoction of plant taken as a general tonic.
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
Shoshoni Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Hot poultice of mashed leaves applied for rheumatism.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound decoction of roots taken as a blood tonic and for general debility.
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
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
USDA URDIG
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
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