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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-BETA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-BETA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9'-ACETYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 60.0 | 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. |
| 9,10,13-TRIHYDROXYOCTADEC-TRANS-11-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 342.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 34.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 9,9'-BIACETYL-NEOOLIVIL | 0 | Root | not available | 70.0 | 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. |
| 9,9'-BIACETYL-NEOOLIVIL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | 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. |
| 9,9'-BISACETYL-NEOOLIVIL | 0 | Root | not available | 21.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 9-ACETYL-NEOOLIVIL | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-ACETYL-NEOOLIVIL-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 40.0 | 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. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Leaf | not available | 20.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Root | not available | 20.0 | -1.00 | 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. |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLANTOIC-ACID | 0 | 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. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 16.0 | 94.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | 230.0 | 380.0 | 0.48 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Emollient | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic? | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Euphoriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 4 | Martindale's 28th |