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Plant Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
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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
TANNIC-ACID 41 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Leaf 59700.0 133000.0 0.27 Jim Duke's personal files.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.3 5.4 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE 0 Leaf 1.0 5.4 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
THREONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
THREONO-1,4-LACTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Leaf 5.4 27.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf not available 27.0 -0.58 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TYROSINE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Root not available 15.0 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-ARABINOGALACTAN-RP-5 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-3 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-4 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-1 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-2 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-3 0 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
VALINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 38 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 4 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 8 Martindale's 28th
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).