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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
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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
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 28.0 138.0 -0.63 *
APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE 0 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
ARABINOSE 0 Root 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.
ARGININE 14 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
ARGININE 14 Plant *
ARSENIC 2 Leaf 0.0 0.1 -0.26 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 166.0 830.0 -0.37 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 640.0 2200.0 -0.08 Jim Duke's personal files.
ASH 0 Leaf 16800.0 84000.0 -0.61 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
ASTRAGALIN 7 Inflorescence Jim Duke's personal files.
ASTRAGALIN 7 Plant 20.0 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 19.0 94.0 -0.73 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Seed 10.0 25.0 1.13 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.
BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASES 0 Plant 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower 1000.0 -0.83 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.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root 290.0 640.0 -0.26 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Shoot *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root 300.0 5000.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *
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 *
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 *
Antiozenic 1 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 *
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).