Assertion: urtication | /r/HasProperty | standard folk remedy
Facets:
value: for rheumatism
type: OTHER
value: for arthritis
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It is said that Caesar's troops introduced the Roman nettle (U. pilulifera) into Britain because they thought that they would need to flail themselves with the plant to keep warm and, until recently, "urtication," that is, beating with nettles was a standard folk remedy for arthritis and rheumatism.