Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.): Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Food Functional Properties

HP Devkota, KR Paudel, S Khanal, A Baral, N Panth… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L., Urticaceae) is commonly found in Asia, Africa, and Europe
and has a long history of being used as food and traditional medicine. Recently, this plant is …

Urtica dioica‐Derived Phytochemicals for Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications

Y Taheri, C Quispe, J Herrera-Bravo… - Evidence‐based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urtica dioica belongs to the Urticaceae family and is found in many countries around the
world. This plant contains a broad range of phytochemicals, such as phenolic compounds …

Urtica spp.: Ordinary Plants with Extraordinary Properties

D Kregiel, E Pawlikowska, H Antolak - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nettles (genus Urtica, family Urticaceae) are of considerable interest as preservatives in
foods for both human and animal consumption. They have also been used for centuries in …

Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica L.: botanical, phytochemical and pharmacological overview

L Grauso, B de Falco, V Lanzotti, R Motti - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Urtica dioica L.(Urticaceae), commonly known as stinging nettle, is an herbaceous
perennial plant belonging to the group of phytoalimurgic vegetables, including the wild …

Therapeutic Perspectives of Molecules from Urtica dioica Extracts for Cancer Treatment

S Esposito, A Bianco, R Russo, A Di Maro, C Isernia… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
A large range of chronic and degenerative diseases can be prevented through the use of
food products and food bioactives. This study reports the health benefits and biological …

Ethnobotanical study of traditionally used medicinal plants of Pauri district of Uttarakhand, India

AK Khajuria, RK Manhas, H Kumar, NS Bisht - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants is
important part of primary health care system in almost every society, especially the far–flung …

Ethnobotany of the genus Taraxacum—Phytochemicals and antimicrobial activity

M Sharifi‐Rad, TH Roberts, KR Matthews… - Phytotherapy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Plants belonging to the genus Taraxacum have been used in traditional healthcare to treat
infectious diseases including food‐borne infections. This review aims to summarize the …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of selected Apiaceous fruits

N Khalil, M Ashour, S Fikry, AN Singab… - Future Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial properties of plants essential oils are continuously investigated to use them as
potential drug candidates to overcome the problem of microbial drug resistance. The aim of …

Antioxidant Activity of Urtica dioica: An Important Property Contributing to Multiple Biological Activities

V Jaiswal, HJ Lee - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urtica dioica (UD) is a multi-functional plant known to be used as both food and medicine
from ancient times. The plant has the potential to be used as a fertilizer and for biological …

Bioactive compounds content and antimicrobial activities of wild edible Asteraceae species of the Mediterranean flora under commercial cultivation conditions

SA Petropoulos, Â Fernandes, N Tzortzakis… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nine wild edible species belonging to Astreaceae family, native to the Mediterranean basin
were tested for their chemical composition (phenolic compounds, tocopherols, and organic …