- 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
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- 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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