Ursolic acid is a waterinsoluble pentacyclic triterpenoid figure 49. It is in leaf from march to november, in flower from may to october, and the seeds ripen from june to october. The small flowers are green, unisexual and arranged in axillary inflorescences up to 10 cm long. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Stinging nettle herb uses, benefits and side efects. Urtica dioica synonyms, urtica dioica pronunciation, urtica dioica translation, english dictionary definition of urtica dioica. But, this perennial, often grown from herb seeds, is used as a medicinal herb, and it is used in the kitchen as well where cooking will remove the stinging effect of. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Originally native to europe, much of temperate asia and western north africa, it is now found worldwide, including new zealand and north america. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in latin, greek, french, italian, german, and in english manuscript. The stinging nettle urtica dioica university of washington. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3.
Native to europe, much of temperate asia and western north africa, it is now found worldwide, including new zealand and north america. Urtica dioica has traditionally been used in the management of cardiovascular disorders especially hypertension. A superantigenic lectin from stinging nettle rhizome. Whilst this may be beneficial, if you are on a set dosage of diabetic medication you may find your blood sugar ends up too low with the combined effect of both your medication and nettle lowering blood sugar. Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by pisa software. Nettle, urtica dioica, and dwarf nettle, urtica urens.
Urtica species are food for the caterpillars of numerous lepidoptera butterflies and moths, such as the tortrix moth syricoris lacunana and several nymphalidae, such as vanessa atalanta, one of the red admiral butterflies. Urtica dioica known as common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family urticaceae. Urtica dioica perennial eurasian nettle established in north america having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs stinging. Urtica ballotifolia horehoundleaf nettle urtica chamaedryoides heartleaf nettle urtica dioica stinging nettle urtica gracilenta mountain nettle urtica urens dwarf nettle.
The annual nettle species dwarf nettle urtica urens l. Europe and mediterranean, caucasus, siberia, russian far east, central asia, china, himalayas, western north america. They are famous for being able to relieve almost all symptoms caused by allergies. Exploring the urtica dioica leaves hemostatic and woundhealing.
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. In this context, researchers have studied the urtica dioica 3,4, an evergreen edible plant. Urticadioica 6 points 7 points 8 points 2 months ago you do get over it, and you can move on though im not saying it is easy and makes trusting again a little fickle. Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle although not all plants of this species sting or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family urticaceae. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from adam lonicers krauterbuch, or herbal, frankfurt, 1557. Therapeutic perspectives of molecules from urtica dioica extracts for. Flowers are unisexual, with either male or female on a given plant, or on same. Stinging nettle is generally quite common in all of finland. Urtica dioica is a perennial herb, 25 to 150 cm in height and covered all over with brittle stinging hairs. These problems include nighttime urination, urination that is too frequent, painful urination, inability to urinate, and irritable bladder. Urtica dioica used for leucorrhoea, bronchial haemorrhage.
Plants unisexual, staminate and pistillate flowers mostly on same plants. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. The species is dioecious individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female. Nettle extract urtica dioica affects key receptors and. Encountering annual nettle is a noticeable event as it stings more powerfully than stinging nettle.
In this way stinging nettle protects itself from being eaten, and large grazers leave it in peace. Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family. Most trials have been of openlabel design, and few highquality clinical trials have been conducted using u. Its pathogenesis and usage has a broad similarity with urtica urens. Stinging nettle above ground parts are used along with large amounts of fluids in socalled irrigation therapy for urinary tract infections uti, urinary tract inflammation, and kidney stones nephrolithiasis. The lectin is not inhibited by simple sugars, but it is inhibited by oligomers of.
European nettle, stinging nettle, common nettle urtica dioica. The leaves of the plants have stinging hairs, causing irritation to the skin. General information about urtica dioica urtdi europe and mediterranean, caucasus, siberia, russian far east, central asia, china, himalayas, western north america. Urtica dioica fischer common names isonokkonen in swedish isonokkonen in finnish. It is native to europe, asia, northern africa, and western north america. Stinging nettle is a large, rhizomatous perennial wild edible plant that can grow quite tall. The hollow hair squirts liquid from its bottlelike base and its acids irritate and burn the skin. Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of ethyl acetate. The currently accepted scientific name for stinging nettle is urtica dioica l. A tea made from the leaves has traditionally been used as a cleansing tonic and blood purifier so the plant is often used in the treatment of hay. A 4angled stem, covered with many bristly, stinging hairs, has slender, branching, feathery clusters of minute greenish flowers in the leaf axils.
Urtica species urtica dioica name synonyms urtica dioica fischer homonyms urtica dioica fischer ex hornem. Urtica dioica is a polymorphic complex in north america with a. Urtica dioica is a dioecious, herbaceous, perennial plant, 1 to 2 m 3 to 7 ft tall in the summer and dying down to the ground in winter. The hairs knoblike tip breaks off at the slightest touch and the sharpedged surface pierces the skin like a hypodermic syringe.
Organic agriculture is becoming increasingly important, and many natural products are now available for organic farmers to manage and. Urtica dioica 2 range common throughout north america, in much of the unites states, throughout canda and south along the west coast to mexico. The herbs tonic properties are considered to be antiaging and can. Annual nettle can be found only rarely and is seldom recognised. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.
Stinging nettle root is also used for joint ailments, as a diuretic, and as an astringent. Unfollow urtica dioica to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. L48 ni, ak ni, can ni, gl i, spm a 4angled stem, covered with many bristly, stinging hairs, has slender, branching, feathery clusters of minute greenish flowers in the leaf axils. Production and processing of organically grown fiber nettle urtica. The plants database includes the following 5 species of urtica. Aq were tested in vivo on normotensive and hypertensive rats under anesthesia for blood pressure. Interestingly, it has been previously proposed to have therapeutic use in various conditions such as cancer 46 and diabetes 7,8.
Stinging nettle, tall nettle, california nettle, slender nettle, latin name. Urtica dioica 6 points 7 points 8 points 2 months ago you do get over it, and you can move on though im not saying it is easy and makes trusting again a little fickle. Urticaceae nettle family medicinal use of stinging nettle. Stinging nettle root is taken by mouth for urination problems related to an enlarged prostate benign prostatic hyperplasia bph. The effect of extracts of the roots of the stinging nettle. Synergism was calculated with combosyn software, combosyn inc. Urtica dioica noun the noun urtica dioica has 1 sense 1. A nettle urtica dioica extract shows in vitro inhibition of several key inflammatory events that cause the symptoms of seasonal allergies. Originally from europe and asia, this plant has sharp hairs that break easily and can irritate or sting when the plant is touched. This action is neutralized by heat or by thorough drying, so the cooked leaves are perfectly safe and nutritious. Indicationspecific dosing for stinging nettle, urtica dioica. Herein, we investigated the antiproliferative potential of urtica dioica.
Stinging nettle urtica dioica stinging nettle is found growing all across north america and especially in moist, forested soil. Nettles have a long history of use in the home as a herbal remedy and nutritious addition to the diet. Asia, europe, north africa, north america rose chafer cetonia aurata on common. The present paper investigated the efficiency of urtica dioica u.
The same authors continue, saying that morphologically, the. Urtica is a genus of flowering plants in the family urticaceae. Urtica dioica is commonly known as nettle, which comes from word meaning textile plant because of its use in the production of silky fabrics 2, 3. The taxon is morphologically quite plastic and encompasses a large number of named forms on all continents henning et al. Purified uda is the smallest plant lectin isolated, with a molecular weight between 89,000 da. Crystal structure of urtica dioica agglutinin isolectin i. Urtica dioica is a generally weak hemagglutinin, regardless of blood type. Urtica dioica is the most studied and known species of the genus urtica. Stinging nettles have been used for food, medicine and even to make fabric from. This study reports the health benefits and biological activities of the urtica dioica u.
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted. Particle size analyses were conducted using imagej software version. Urtica dioica stinging nettle, california nettle pfaf plant. A large range of chronic and degenerative diseases can be prevented through the use of food products and food bioactives. If you have experienced the pain of a stinging nettle plant, wisdom would tell you to avoid it. In some areas, it has been found superior to the frequently used urtica urens. Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or. Leaves and stems harvested in may or june as it is coming into flower.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some. Urtica dioica definition of urtica dioica by the free. Ive just sown a few of the tiny seeds i bought in france, and there is a satisfactory emergence rate from day 8 at 2025 degrees celsius. Various analytical techniques have been used to show that uda is. Urtica dioica stinging nettle, is a perennial plant belonging to the genus urtica of the family urticaceae ahmed and parasuraman, 2014. It is also found in other edible plants such as ilea parguariensis 3, urtica dioica roots 4 and isodon excisus 5.
The effect of extracts of the roots of the stinging nettle urtica dioica on the interaction of shbg with its receptor on human prostatic membranes. These include the antagonist and negative agonist activity against the histamine1 h1 receptor and the inhibition of mast cell tryptase preventing degranulation and release of a host of pro. Many species have stinging hairs and may be called nettles or stinging nettles, although the latter name applies particularly to urtica dioica. Urtica dioica stinging nettle, california nettle pfaf. Indicationspecific dosing for stinging nettle, urtica.
Locally it is known as bichu bute in urdu, kali and kandale in hindko and zhoomi joomi in shina. Green synthesis and characterization of zerovalent iron. On nov, 2012, shirrush from ramat gan, israel wrote. Development of software for estimating clear sky solar radiation in indonesia. The stem is erect and green, quadrangular, with lacunar. Numerous studies have attempted to investigate the most efficient anticancer therapy with few side.
Mechanisms underlying the antihypertensive properties of. Succi are herb juices that can be made only from fresh plant material and from a limited range of plants with high water content, like cleavers gallium aparine, chickweed stellaria media, nettles urtica dioica, gotu kola centella asiatica, plantain plantago major, calendula calendula officinalis, and. Dandelion taraxacum spp used as diuretic and bitter digestive stimulant, preclinical. It is also shorter than stinging nettle, a brighter green and shiny, and its leaf is blunttipped with the stalk about 23 the length of blade. Big string nettle, common nettle, nettle, devils leaf, european nettle, grosse brennesse german, grande ortie french, ortiga spanish, brenninetla icelandic. The root and above ground parts are used as medicine. It has widely spreading rhizomes and stolons, which are bright yellow, as are the roots.
Hirschels archiv and first included in homoeopathic literature by dr. The aim of this study was to explore pharmacological base of its use in hypertension. Urtica d ioica nettle or stinging nettle ceres homeopathic mother tincture. Nettle urtica dioica has medical properties and its extract have been used for hundreds of years in world traditional medicine for treating diseases such as eczema, digestion, joints pain and anemia chrubasik et al. Effects of urtica dioica extract on nsclc h1299, a549, h460 and h322 cell lines, normal bronchial epithelial beas2b cells and human fibroblasts wi38. Variation in lifehistory traits among urtica dioica populations with different history in parasitism by the holoparasitic plant cuscuta europaea. Plants unisexual, staminate and pistillate flowers on different plants. Therapeutic perspectives of molecules from urtica dioica. Urtica dioica stinging nettles have been used for food, medicine and even to make fabric from. Nearly 2 years free, and the fog has truly cleared. In the uk, an annual world nettle eating championship draws thousands of people to dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw.