Urticaceae Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

California Nettle

Paiute - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
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

View all documented uses for Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Ait.) Seland.
USDA symbol: URDIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Family (APG): Urticaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Plant used as an inhalant in the sweatbath for grippe or pneumonia.

RECRD: 96708 id: 41810

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