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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiviral | 19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 9 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Arrhythmigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 5 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |