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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KOPROPORPHYRIN | 0 | 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. |
| LEAD | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 6.0 | -0.52 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| LECITHIN | 20 | 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. |
| LECTIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LECTINS | 0 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LEUCOTRIENES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 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. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 114235.0 | 317060.0 | 1.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 2080.0 | 3440.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | 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. |
| LUTEIN-EPOXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 |