Urtica Dioica. (Common Nettle.)
Botanical name:
Preparation.—Prepare a tincture from the fresh plant, ℥viij. to Alcohol 76° Oj. Dose from gtts. j. to gtts. x.
The Urtica has been employed in some diseases of the bowels, with reported good results. An old practitioner informs me, that in chronic disease of the large intestine with increased mucous secretion, he has never found anything so beneficial as this remedy. It has also been used in diseases of the urinary organs.
It is now but little used, but deserves investigation.
Specific Medication and Specific Medicines, 1870, was written by John M. Scudder, M.D.
