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Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANILLIN | 28 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Seed | 10.0 | 25.0 | 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. |
| VIT-B-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VIT-K | 0 | Leaf | 1.6 | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 800000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Leaf | 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. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 0.9 | 4.7 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | 19.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 19.0 | -0.74 | 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). |