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Plant Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae)

Common Names
Ramie
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
FIBER 15 Leaf 24000.0 184615.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Shoot 119000.0 259000.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 16.0 123.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant 1500.0 3500.0 3.38 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 380.0 2923.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN 13 Stem not available 14600.0 -1.56 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant 80.0 140.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 7.0 54.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Shoot not available 67.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 450.0 3460.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 270.0 700.0 -1.39 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 1400.0 2400.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
PHYSCION-8-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 1100.0 1300.0 -1.43 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 33000.0 253850.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 219000.0 301000.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiLyme 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiMRSA 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.