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Plant Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)

Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplement 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Martindale's 29th