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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
GALACTOSE 1 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.
GALACTOSE 1 Root 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.
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSAMINE 1 Root not available 250.0 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.
GLUCOSE 7 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.
GLUCURONIC-ACID 4 Root 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.
GLUTAMATE-DECARBOXYLASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
GLYCERIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCEROL 8 Seed 6975.0 9045.0 -1.00 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
GLYCINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
GLYCOLIC-ACID 4 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.
HISTAMINE 18 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE 18 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HOMOVANILLIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL 0 Root not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant 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
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