Plant Details

Accepted name:: Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh [Urticaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Urtica chamaedryoides subsp. chamaedryoides

Urtica chamaedryoides subsp. microsperma Hauman

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
buba	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
chichicastle	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
heart nettle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
heart- nettle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
heart-leaf nettle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hierba blanca	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
meloncillo	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
ortiga	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
ortiguilla	Other	Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
slim stingingnettle	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, roots		Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020)
stem, leaf		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Urtica chamaedryoides var. genuina Wedd. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 42 (1869), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guía de Pl. Med. en Valle de México (Fonseca Chávez et al., 2020) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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