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Plant Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
RAFFINOSE 1 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.
RHAMNOSE 0 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.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.9 4.3 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Leaf 3.2 17.8 -0.86 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
RUTIN 87 Flower not available 7000.0 -0.66 Jim Duke's personal files.
RUTIN 87 Inflorescence not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
RUTIN 87 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
RUTIN 87 Shoot 500.0 6000.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant 1.0 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.
SCOPOLETIN 44 Root 3.0 36.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SECOISOLARICIRESINOL 3 Root not available 7.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
SECOISOLARICIRESINOL-9-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SECRETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.4 2.2 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
SEROTONIN 26 Plant 0.2 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Seed 10850.0 14070.0 -0.44 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Secretomotor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 8 Duke, 1992 *
Sequestrant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 2 Duke, 1992 *
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sodium-Sparing 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Soporific 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Spasmogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Spermicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Succinic-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Sunscreen 5 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 5 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Tachycardic 1 Martindale's 29th
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Teratogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Teratologic 2 Duke, 1992 *