Urtica urens

Common Names: burning nettle, dwarf nettle

Ethnobotanical Studies

Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon

Uses: Cancer, Blood Purification, Eczema, Hair loss, Skin diseases, Wounds, Ulcers, Immunity system, Prostate, Anti-toxisity, Poisoning, Tonic, Rheumatism, Diarrhea, Aphrodisiac, Hemorrhoids, Nose bleeding,

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00568-y
PubMed:: 36572929

Gyirong Valley, Tibet, China

Uses: Food: vegetable, cooked vegetable

DOI:: 10.1186/s13002-022-00565-1
PubMed:: 36401315

Ecuador

Uses: To treat intestinal infection and blows.

DOI:: 10.3390/plants11121590
PubMed:: 35736741

Clinical Trials

Individualized homeopathic medicines and Urtica urens mother tincture in treatment of hyperuricemia: an open, randomized, pragmatic, pilot trial.

Nayak C et al (2020).; J Complement Integr Med.
DOI:: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0129
PubMed:: 33079705

Studies

Effects of Urtica urens in the Feed of Broilers on Performances, Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics and Blood Parameters.

Teixeira J et al (2023).; Animals (Basel).
DOI:: 10.3390/ani13132092
PubMed:: 37443890

N (α)-arylsulfonyl histamines as selective β-glucosidase inhibitors.

Salazar MO et al (2018).; RSC Adv.
DOI:: 10.1039/c8ra06625f
PubMed:: 35558478

Molecular characterization and incidence of new tospovirus: Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus (SVNV) in Egypt.

El-Wahab ASA et al (2021).; Braz J Biol.
DOI:: 10.1590/1519-6984.246460
PubMed:: 34878000

Nutritional Supplements Containing Cardus mariano, Eucalyptus globulus, Gentiana lutea, Urtica urens, and Mallotus philippinensis Extracts Are Effective in Reducing Egg Shedding in Dairy Jennies (Equus asinus) Naturally Infected by Cyathostomins.

Arfuso F et al (2020).; Front Vet Sci.
DOI:: 10.3389/fvets.2020.556270
PubMed:: 33251253

Stinging Nettle.

Review

(2021).
PubMed:: 30000836

Streptomyces urticae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L.

Piao C et al (2018).; Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek.
DOI:: 10.1007/s10482-018-1072-2
PubMed:: 29582193

Chemoprotective role of ethanol extract of Urtica urens L. against the toxicity of imidacloprid on endocrine disruption and ovarian morphometric in female rats, GC/MS analysis.

Endocrinology

Mzid M et al (2018).; Biomed Pharmacother.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.10.150
PubMed:: 29091903

Longispora urticae sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Urtica urens L., and emended descriptions of the species Longisporaalbida and Longisporafulva.

Piao C et al (2017).; Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.
DOI:: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002288
PubMed:: 28920833

Urtica spp.: Phenolic composition, safety, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

Immunology Phytochemistry

Carvalho AR et al (2017).; Food Res Int.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.06.008
PubMed:: 28784509

10.

Protective effect of ethanolic extract of Urtica urens L. against the toxicity of imidacloprid on bone remodeling in rats and antioxidant activities.

Mzid M et al (2017).; Biomed Pharmacother.
DOI:: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.023
PubMed:: 28531918

11.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of ethanol and aqueous extracts from Urtica urens.

Antimicrobial

Mzid M et al (2017).; Pharm Biol.
DOI:: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1275025
PubMed:: 28084125

12.

Chemical composition, phytochemical constituents, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Urtica urens L. leaves.

Immunology Phytochemistry

Mzid M et al (2017).; Arch Physiol Biochem.
DOI:: 10.1080/13813455.2016.1255899
PubMed:: 27960552

13.

Antioxidant evaluation for Urtica urens, Rumex cyprius and Borago officinalis edible wild plants in Palestine.

Jaradat NA, Damiri B and Abualhasan MN (2016).; Pak J Pharm Sci.
PubMed:: 27005499

14.

Evaluation of anxiolytic activity of methanolic extract of Urtica urens in a mice model.

Doukkali Z et al (2015).; Behav Brain Funct.
DOI:: 10.1186/s12993-015-0063-y
PubMed:: 25902868

15.

Urtica dioica; Urtica urens (nettle). Monograph.

(2007).; Altern Med Rev.
PubMed:: 18072824