Urtica pilulifera

Ethnobotanical Studies

Marmilla Subregion, Sardinia, Italy

Uses: Astringent, hemostatic, hypoglycemic, urtication for revulsive purposes in cases of paralysis and joint rheumatism

DOI:: 10.3390/plants11223165
PubMed:: 36432894

Studies

Urtica pilulifera L. seed extract promotes folliculogenesis and alleviates the diminished ovarian reserve in the Balb/c mice model: An experimental study.

Summary

Seed (UPS) is a traditional Persian medicine for female infertility. Research shows positive effects. Consider for treatments in your lab.

Endocrinology

Hekmat S et al (2024).; Int J Reprod Biomed.
DOI:: 10.18502/ijrm.v22i2.15708
PubMed:: 38628780

Urtica pilulifera leaves extract mitigates cadmium induced hepatotoxicity via modulation of antioxidants, inflammatory markers and Nrf-2 signaling in mice.

Immunology

Hussein S et al (2024).; Front Mol Biosci.
DOI:: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1365440
PubMed:: 38469182

Anti-cancer activity of phytochemicals extracted from Urtica pilulifera on Hela cells.

Cancer Phytochemistry

Aliwaini S, El Kurdi S and Jy Safi W (2022).; Pak J Pharm Sci.
PubMed:: 36789820

Urtica Pilulifera in Treating Pre-diabetic Rat Model to Control the Blood Glucose, Lipids and Oxidative Stress.

Diabetes

Amawi KF and Alkhatib AJ (2020).; Med Arch.
DOI:: 10.5455/medarh.2020.74.168-171
PubMed:: 32801429

Corchorus olitorius and Urtica pilulifera extracts alleviate copper induced oxidative damage and genotoxicity in tomato.

İşeri ÖD et al (2018).; Acta Biol Hung.
DOI:: 10.1556/018.68.2018.3.6
PubMed:: 30257584

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Mono Acid Esters Derived from the Constituents of Urtica pilulifera.

I Husein A et al (2014).; Iran J Pharm Res.
PubMed:: 25587305

In vitro antioxidant and antitumor activities of six selected plants used in the Traditional Arabic Palestinian herbal medicine.

Cancer

Husein AI et al (2014).; Pharm Biol.
DOI:: 10.3109/13880209.2014.886274
PubMed:: 24863277

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the local people of Alaşehir (Manisa) in Turkey.

Ethnobotany

Sargın SA, Akçicek E and Selvi S (2013).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.040
PubMed:: 24126062

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of Urtica pilulifera extracts in type 2 diabetic rats.

Immunology

Abo-elmatty DM et al (2013).; J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.11.002
PubMed:: 23159471

10.

High-antibacterial activity of Urtica spp. seed extracts on food and plant pathogenic bacteria.

Körpe DA et al (2013).; Int J Food Sci Nutr.
DOI:: 10.3109/09637486.2012.734290
PubMed:: 23067263

11.

Antioxidant properties of Urtica pilulifera root, seed, flower, and leaf extract.

Ozen T, Cöllü Z and Korkmaz H (2010).; J Med Food.
DOI:: 10.1089/jmf.2009.1303
PubMed:: 20828318

12.

[Electron microscopic studies on the chromocenters of Urtica pilulifera].

ROSSNER W et al (1961).; Chromosoma.
PubMed:: 14494325

13.

Hypoglycemic activity of Urtica pilulifera in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.

Diabetes

Kavalali G et al (2003).; J Ethnopharmacol.
PubMed:: 12648821

14.

Ethnobotanical survey in the Palestinian area: a classification of the healing potential of medicinal plants.

Ethnobotany

Ali-Shtayeh MS, Yaniv Z and Mahajna J (2000).; J Ethnopharmacol.
PubMed:: 11025160