English

nettle

Scientific Name

Urtica gracilis

Arapaho

1. nii’eeso’sii’oo’?; 2. niihooyoo’


Translation of the Arapaho

2. ‘it is yellow’

Nettle and the Arapaho

Schoolcraft gives the first name for ‘nettle.’ The second name was given by Nelson White.

Drug: dermatological aid. It was boiled, then chewed up and put on the hands and skin, as an ointment or balm.