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
KAEMPFEROL	75	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL	75	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE	0	Flower	not available	4000.0	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE	4	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE	0	Inflorescence	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	400.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
KOPROPORPHYRIN	0	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.
LEAD	0	Leaf	1.0	6.0	-0.52	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
LECITHIN	20	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.
LECTIN	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
LECTINS	0	Root	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
LEUCOTRIENES	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNANS	10	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL	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.
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Seed	114235.0	317060.0	1.80	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Seed	2080.0	3440.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN	15	Seed	10.0	25.0	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.
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.

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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