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
BETAINE	14	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BETAINE	14	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
BORON	4	Leaf	6.0	47.0	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE	0	Leaf	20.0	110.0	1.49	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
BUTYRIC-ACID	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Leaf	0.0	0.1	-0.84	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID-MALATE	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID	0	Plant	300.0	16000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	5800.0	29000.0	0.72	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
CAMPESTEROL	2	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	not available	396000.0	-1.72	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CARBONIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENOIDS	0	Seed	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.

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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
Urine-Acidifier	1	Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant	1	Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative	2	Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic	1	Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
UV-Screen	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Varroacide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vasoactive	1	Merck 11th Edition
Vasoconstrictor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	13	Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor	3	Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary	5	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor	6	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).