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
RHOIFOLIN	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	2.8	22.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Shoot	not available	16.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM	0	Plant	13.0	14.0	-0.82	Duke, 1992 *
STRONTIUM	0	Plant	90.0	118.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Plant	3000.0	3700.0	-0.07	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Leaf	0.3	2.3	-1.25	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Shoot	not available	7.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM	0	Plant	110.0	230.0	0.69	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	870000.0	0.31	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Stem	not available	105000.0	-1.97	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Plant	32.0	43.0	-0.09	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 *