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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-NEOOLIVIL | 0 | Root | not available | 43.5 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-3,4-DIVANILLYLTETRAHYDROFURAN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-PINORESINOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL | 0 | Root | not available | 41.5 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (10E,12Z)-9-HYDROXY-10,12-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (6'PALMITOYL)-BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 13-HYDROXYOCTADECA-CIS-9-TRANS-11-DIENOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 350.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-METHYLHEPTEN-(2)-ON-(6) | 0 | Essential Oil | 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. |
| 24R-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTANE-3-BETA,6-ALPHA-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYLPROPANE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| 7'(E)-4,4',7,9,9'-PENTAHYDROXY-3,3'-DIMETHOXY-8.O,4'-LIGNAN | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | 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. |
| 7'(E)-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-4,4',7,9,9'PENTAHYDROXY-3,3'-DIMETHOXY-8-O,4'-LIGNAN | 0 | Root | not available | 20.0 | 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. |
| 7-ALPHA-HYDROXY-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYDAUCOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-BETA-HYDROXYDAUCOSTEROL | 0 | Root | not available | 2.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 4 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvistat | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Lipotropic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 10 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |