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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANILLIN | 28 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | 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. |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | 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. |
| VIT-B-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.8 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| VIT-K | 0 | Leaf | 1.6 | 76.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 800000.0 | -0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | 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. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN | 2 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 0.9 | 4.7 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | not available | 19.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | not available | 19.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 9 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiasthmatic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiataxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 29 | Duke, 1992 * |