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
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	6	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide	1	Martindale's 29th
Cardioprotective	7	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cathartic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Chelator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Circulotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	1	Friedman, M. and Dao, L. 1990. Effect of Autoclaving and Conventional and Microwave Baking on the Ergot Alkaloid and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor Cav. cv.) Heavenly Blue Seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 805-808.
CNS-Active	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing	1	Duke, 1992 *