Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae)

Common Names
Ramie
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
APIGENIN-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
ARSENIC 2 Plant *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 730.0 5615.0 0.08 *
ASH 0 Leaf 21000.0 161540.0 0.75 *
ASH 0 Shoot 134000.0 182000.0 1.84 *
BARIUM 0 Plant 40.0 46.0 -0.22 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 52.0 403.0 0.62 *
BROMINE 0 Plant 8.0 14.0 -0.62 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 36000.0 39000.0 2.72 *
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 4500.0 46000.0 2.28 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 71000.0 546150.0 -0.52 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot 473000.0 606000.0 0.08 *
CELLULOSE 1 Stem 659000.0 0.04 *
CHLORINE 7 Plant 10000.0 12000.0 1.29 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf *
CHROMIUM 24 Plant 16.0 0.63 *
COPPER 12 Plant 13.0 -0.11 *
EMODIN 58 Root *
FAT 0 Leaf 5000.0 38460.0 -0.36 *
FAT 0 Shoot 32000.0 44000.0 -0.05 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AGEs-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allelochemic 1 (View) *
Allergenic 4 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 4 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
Antiadrenalinic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiAGE 2 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 2 (View) *
Antiaging 3 (View) *