Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
California Nettle
Bella Coola - Drug, Herbal Steam
Use documented by:
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
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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (
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Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Herbal Steam
Notes: Used in a sweatbath for pains similar to rheumatism all over the body.
RECRD: 96734 id: 41752