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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TANNIC-ACID 41 Plant *
TANNIN 35 Leaf 59700.0 133000.0 0.27 Jim Duke's personal files.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Plant 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.
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.3 5.4 -0.61 *
THIAMINE 0 Leaf 1.0 5.4 0.05 *
THREONIC-ACID 0 Plant *
THREONINE 4 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
THREONO-1,4-LACTONE 0 Plant *
TIN 4 Leaf 5.4 27.0 1.36 *
TITANIUM 0 Leaf 27.0 -0.58 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TYROSINE 8 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
URSOLIC-ACID 89 Root 15.0 -1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-ARABINOGALACTAN-RP-5 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-3 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-4 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-1 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-2 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-3 0 Root Jim Duke's personal files.
VALINE 3 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Lymphokinetic 1 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 4 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 2 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Miotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Mitotic 1 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 *
Monoamine-Precursor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Musculotropic 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.