Urticaceae Urtica dioica L.
Stinging Nettle
Lakota - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 61
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Urtica dioica L.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica L.
USDA symbol: URDID (
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Common names: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for stomach pains.
RECRD: 4956 id: 41699