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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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
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).