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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOXANTHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Antonopoulou, S., Demopoulos, C. A., Andrikopoulos, N. K. 1996. Lipid separation from Urtica doica: Existence of platelet-activating factor. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 44(10): 3052-3056. |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 1720.0 | 8600.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOSE | 2 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 2.0 | 7.8 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 7.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | not available | 12.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 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. |
| MERCURY | 1 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.40 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Leaf | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | 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. |
| MYO-INOSITOL | 0 | 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. |
| NEOOLIVIL | 0 | Root | 16.6 | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOOLIVIL-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |