title: [The species and the distribution of officinal nettles in Sichuan Province].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Si
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal