Pharmacognostical review of Urtica dioica L.

BC Joshi, M Mukhija, AN Kalia - International Journal of Green …, 2014 - greenpharmacy.info
Urtica dioica L. belongs to the family Urticaceae, is a perennial herb commonly known as â€
stinging nettle’. This herb is found in many South Asian Countries, Indian subcontinent …

Wild food plants used in traditional vegetable mixtures in Italy

PM Guarrera, V Savo - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Mixtures of wild food plants, part of the Mediterranean diet,
have potential benefits for their content in bioactive compounds, minerals and fibers. In Italy …

Stinging nettles leaf (Urtica dioica L.): Extraordinary vegetable medicine

R Upton - Journal of herbal medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines are dependent upon the standards by which
they are made and our knowledge base when prescribing them. Stinging nettles is a staple …

Antioxidant Capacity and Other Bioactivities of the Freeze-Dried Amazonian Palm Berry, Euterpe oleraceae Mart. (Acai)

AG Schauss, X Wu, RL Prior, B Ou… - Journal of agricultural …, 2006 - ACS Publications
The fruit of Euterpe oleraceae, commonly known as acai, has been demonstrated to exhibit
significantly high antioxidant capacity in vitro, especially for superoxide and peroxyl …

Perceived health properties of wild and cultivated food plants in local and popular traditions of Italy: A review

PM Guarrera, V Savo - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Many wild and cultivated plants are rich in
mineral elements and bioactive compounds and are consumed for health purposes. Studies …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis of Urtica dioica leaves by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

HJ Al-Tameme, MY Hadi… - … of Pharmacognosy and …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
Phytochemicals are chemical compounds formed during the plants normal metabolic
processes. These chemicals are often referred to as secondary metabolites. The objective of …

A comprehensive review on the stinging nettle effect and efficacy profiles. Part II: urticae radix

JE Chrubasik, BD Roufogalis, H Wagner, S Chrubasik - Phytomedicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Nettle root is recommended for complaints associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH). We therefore conducted a comprehensive review of the literature to summarise the …

Evidence of effectiveness of herbal antiinflammatory drugs in the treatment of painful osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain

JE Chrubasik, BD Roufogalis… - … An International Journal …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment with herbal medicines is very popular in Europe. In order to get
information on the evidence of effectiveness of oral herbal medicines in the treatment of pain …

Evidence of effectiveness of herbal medicinal products in the treatment of arthritis

M Cameron, JJ Gagnier, CV Little… - Phytotherapy …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Herbal medicinal products (HMPs) are used in a variety of oral and topical forms for the
treatment of osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to update a previous systematic review …

Scientific basis of botanical medicine as alternative remedies for rheumatoid arthritis

CLH Yang, TCT Or, MHK Ho, ASY Lau - Clinical Reviews in Allergy & …, 2013 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune inflammatory disorder that
causes permanent disability and mortality to approximately 1 to 100 people in the world …