Dr. Duke's
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Ethnobotanical uses
- Urtica dioica (URTICACEAE)
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Ache Eb25: 90;
Ache(Back) Hart;
Alopecia Eb27: 292, Uphof;
Anodyne Eb25: 421, Eb27: 292;
Asthma Steinmetz;
Astringent Steinmetz;
Ataxia(Locomotor) Eb27: 292;
Bactericide* Woi.10;
Blood Steinmetz;
Bronchitis Steinmetz;
Bruise Eb25: 90;
Burn Uphof;
Cancer Hartwell;
Catarrh Woi.10;
Chest Eb27: 292;
Cholecystitis Woi.10;
Cholengitis Woi.10;
Constipation Woi.10;
Cosmetic Uphof;
Cough Uphof;
Counterirritant Eb25: 421, Eb25: 90;
Dandruff Woi.10;
Depurative Eb28: 334, Steinmetz, Uphof, Woi.10;
Diuretic* Woi.10, Steinmetz, Takeda, Uphof;
Dropsy Uphof;
Dyspnea Uphof;
Emmenagogue Steinmetz;
Epilepsy Hart;
Epistaxis Al-Rawi;
Evil eye Eb25: 421;
Fit Hart;
Gout Eb25: 421, Uphof;
Hair-Tonic Uphof;
Hematemesis Al-Rawi;
Hematoptysis Woi.10;
Hemoptysis Al-Rawi;
Hemorrhage Woi.10;
Hemostat Steinmetz;
Homeopathy Uphof;
Insanity Hart;
Massage Woi.10;
Menorrhagia Woi.10;
Metrorrhagia Al-Rawi;
Paralysis Al-Rawi, Woi.10;
Parturition Eb27: 292;
Purgative Steinmetz;
Rheumatism Eb25: 421, Eb25: 90, Hart, Steinmetz, Uphof;
Shampoo Uphof;
Shigellosis* Woi.10;
Sore Woi.10;
Sprain Eb25: 421;
Stimulant Steinmetz;
Stomachic FontQuer;
Suppository Eb25: 421;
Swelling Eb25: 421;
Tantrum Hart;
Tea Eb28: 334;
Tonic Steinmetz;
Tumor Hartwell;
Urticaria Uphof;
Vasoconstrictor Steinmetz;
Vermifuge Steinmetz, Woi.10;
Wound Woi.10
* = Chemical(s) found in plant shown to be effective for the
ailment medicated
** = Plant itself shown to be effective for the ailment medicated
Phytochemical Database, USDA - ARS - NGRL,
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center,
Beltsville, Maryland
Mon May 20 16:50:08 EDT 2002
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- James A. Duke (E-Mail:
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The USDA does not recommend self diagnosis or self medication.
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