Plant Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	730.0	5615.0	0.08	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Leaf	21000.0	161540.0	0.75	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Shoot	134000.0	182000.0	1.84	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Plant	40.0	46.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	52.0	403.0	0.62	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Plant	8.0	14.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Plant	36000.0	39000.0	2.72	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Shoot	4500.0	46000.0	2.28	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	71000.0	546150.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Shoot	473000.0	606000.0	0.08	Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE	1	Stem	not available	659000.0	0.04	Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE	7	Plant	10000.0	12000.0	1.29	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Plant	not available	16.0	0.63	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Plant	not available	13.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
EMODIN	58	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	5000.0	38460.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Shoot	32000.0	44000.0	-0.05	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic	1	TIllotson, A. K. (with Abel, Jr., R., Tillotson, N.H., Bajracharya, V.M.B.). 2001. The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know about Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments. Twin Streams, Kensington Publishing Corp. NY,NY. 596 pp
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
Autotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *