An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
European Nettle; Stinging Nettle
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Leaf | not available | 103000.0 | -0.71 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CERAMIDES | 0 | 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. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Leaf | 1800.0 | 2700.0 | -0.29 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | 200.0 | 5000.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHLOROPHYLLINS | 0 | Leaf | 40.0 | 200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROPHYLLS | 0 | Leaf | 157.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Inflorescence | not available | 4800.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Leaf | not available | 4900.0 | -0.19 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CHOLINE-ACETYLTRANSFERASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | 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. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 2.6 | 13.2 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 2.0 | 15.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | 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. |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | 109.0 | -0.39 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesherichic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiestrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antifeedant | 8 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigargantitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastric | 2 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastrisecretogogic | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Antigastritic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |