Plant Urtica dioica (Urticaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
IRESINOL	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	8.0	42.0	-0.81	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Root	not available	63.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Seed	not available	57.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRIC-ACID	0	Plant	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.
ISOLARIC	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISOPENTENYL-ADENOSINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Flower	100.0	200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Plant	not available	200.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISOQUERCITRIN	22	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISORHAMNETIN	11	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ISORHAMNETIN	11	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	200.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	150.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic	1	Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antibronchoconstrictor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antibrucellosic	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.
Anticalculic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	13	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticancer (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Breast)	3	Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Colon)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Kidney)	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Anticancer (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility	2	Merck 7th Ed.