[The species and the distribution of officinal nettles in Sichuan Province].
OBJECTIVE
To study the resource of officinal nettles in Sichuan.


METHODS
Investigating at the wild spots and consulting the relating specimens.


RESULTS
It has been found that there are 11 spieces and subspieces of genus Urtica in Sichuan Province, of which 8 nettles are commonly used for treatment of rheumatism.


CONCLUSIONS
This paper can provide scientific reference for further study of officinal nettles in Sichuan.
Wang
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Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075.
Wei
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Xing
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Si
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000145:classification; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000145:classification*; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal