Steinmetz:Urtica

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Urtica dioica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Urticaceae
English Names
  • Common Nettle
  • Stinging Nettle
Natural Habitat
  • temperate parts of Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Australia
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Folia Urticae
  • Radix Urticae
  • Semen Urticae
Constituent(s)
  • leaf: silicic acid
  • formic acid
  • mineral salts
  • phytosterin
  • vitamin A
  • vitamin C
  • enzyme
  • wax
  • lecithin
  • carbonic acid
  • ammonia
  • mucilage
  • phosphates
  • iron
  • chlorophyll; root: tannin; seed: fatty oil
  • albumen
  • secretin
  • tannin
Action
  • leaf: depurative
  • bloodbuilding
  • astringent
  • stimulant
  • tonic
  • anti-asthmatic
  • anti-bronchial
  • diuretic
  • haemostatic
  • vasoconstricting; root: astringent; seed: anti-rheumatic
  • diuretic
  • purgative
  • vermifuge
  • emmenagogue
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