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
Collagenase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic	1	Martindale's 29th
Contraceptive	1	Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist	1	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
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Detoxicant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Differentiator	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Energizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ergogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Estrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Fibrinolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).