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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Urtica dioica

Common Name
Isirgan, Bigstring Nettle, Stinging Nettle, Gerrais, Kazink, Nabat Al Nar, Ortiga Mayor, Nettle,Common

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache Canada(Nootka) *
Ache(Back) US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Alopecia Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alopecia Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Anodyne India *
Anodyne Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Asthma Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Ataxia(Locomotor) Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Bactericide Elsewhere *
Blood Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bronchitis Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bruise Canada(Nootka) *
Burn Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Catarrh Elsewhere *
Chest Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Cholecystitis USSR *
Cholengitis USSR *
Constipation USSR *