Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants armchair patriot. The use of plants to ensure good development of pregnancy and facilitate labour is a particularly well established practice in africa 2. The medicinal value of plants lies in some chemical substances that produce a definite physiological action on the human body hedges and lister, 2007. In charaka samhita, leaves and fruits find mention for treating alcoholism and jaundice. Through photosynthesis plants convert solar energy into chemical energy which is then carried up the food chain to the top where homo sapiens are found. The pharmacological activity of the root is attributed to the alkaloids and steroidals lactones. The berries, leaves and bark of this species have historical uses as a food and as a medicinal plant 2. Oregano is usually thought of as a culinary herb, but it has been used medicinally for thousands of years. It was at one time rubbed on the skin by beggars in order to produce open sores and thereby excite sympathy. Some lichens were claimed to be good for coughs, jaundice, rabies and restoring lost hair pereira, 1853. Urtica dioica is commonly known as nettle, which comes from word meaning textile plant because of its use in the production of silky fabrics 2, 3.
Cottonwool, dipped in a tincture of the fresh herb, is efficacious in staunching bleeding and a homoeopathic tincture prepared from the flowers is used for. Comparison of nutritional properties of stinging nettle. It is harvested from the wild for local use, but has at times been cultivated, especially as a fibre crop. Cissampelos pariera l medicinal uses medicinal plants archive. International journal of biological and chemical sciences. A small climbing herb, mostly found on cliffs and as a climber on other plants. Over the four decades, he has taken several thousands of photographs of common, known and lesser known edible, medicinal and nonmedicinal plants, amassed local literature, local indigenous knowledge, books, and has developed and established close rapport with many local researchers, scientists, growers and farmers during the course of his work. Medicinal plants of the north cascades specific to the nci environmental learning center of all forms of life, plants are the most vital to all others. Known to help staph infections, heal wounds, respiratory issues, allergy symptoms, sore throat, fungal infections, urinary infections, sinus infections, vaginal infections, the list goes on and on you can tincture the whole herb for internal use or dry it and grind it to add to salves for topical uses. Also known as old mans beard, it grows in little hairlike tufts, with the green algae covering the white string like fungus. Common plantain quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue. Urtica dioica dichloromethane extract induce apoptosis. Because of its antioxidant activity, it is widely used in traditional diabetes treatment but is also known as antimicrobial, anti inflammatory or anti prostate cancer agent.
However, it is quite likely that the two species have virtually identical uses. A plant will bear either male or female flowers throughout, thats why the specific name of the plant, dioica, which means two houses. The leaf extract of nettle was one of the herbal remedies which the experimental, clinical and. Taken internally, common plantain is diuretic, expectorant, and decongestant. Pdf investigations of phytochemical constituents and their. Stinging nettle urtica dioica is a unique herbaceous perennial flowering plant with stinging hairs. English marigold, calendula officinalis the english marigold is a familiar sight with its pale green leaves and bright orange flowers, but it has a few more benefits than just looking pretty. It has a long history of use as power sources such as soup or curry, and also used as fiber and a medicinal plant. Although urtica dioica is distributed widely in many parts of the world, it is considered invasive because of its nuisance value even within its native range, particularly in waste places, especially since its stinging hairs can cause painful welts on human and possibly animal skin. The medicinal uses of urtia dioica stinging nettle range. Community herbal monograph on urtica dioica l urtica urens l.
Select your pdf file and start editing by following these steps. They can be signed electronically, and you can easily view pdf files. Developing the medicinal plants sector in northern india. Stinging nettle urtica dioica illustration the herbal resource the herb shows promise as a possible treatment for alzheimers disease and adhd. Hazara, east of indus river, rawalpindi, kashmir, jhelum, and margalla hills.
Safety of nettles obviously you have to be very careful handling fresh nettles but once dried or taken as a tincture they are extremely safe to use. Names of acacia nilotica in various languages of the world are also given. Gliricidia sepium herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Adobe acrobat uses different algorithms to secure pdfs, some are easier to crack than others. Ethno medicinal importance of some selected plants used for the treatment of ruminant animal. Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants springerlink. It covers such plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems corms, rhizomes, stem tubers and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots tap root, lateral roots, root tubers, and bulbs, that are eaten as conventional or functional. Stinging nettle, or urtica dioica, is a common plant that grows in the united states, canada, and europe. Also details on tanacetum parthenifolium and melaleuca alternifolium. This saying is popular among herbalists and attests to the power of nettles to impart vibrancy and as an herbal remedy. In studies, the herb has shown positive results against some types of cancer, including prostate cancer. Leaves and flowers are collected in summer marchjuly, whereas bark, gum, pods, and seeds are collected in winter novemberfebruary. Nov 20, 2015 medicinal plant nuxvomica medicinal uses and pictures.
The annual nettle species dwarf nettle urtica urens l. Meadows, thickets, stream beds, open forests, disturbed areas. Nuxvomica also known as kochila is a mediumsized tree with a short, crooked and thick trunk and black and brown in colour. Who monographs on selected medicinal plants volume 2. A very interesting article on the stinging nettle, urtica dioica, giving a lot of information on its uses. When the berry is air dried it forms a small, hard peppercorn. Urtica dioica stinging nettle, is a perennial plant belonging to the family of urticaceae, genus urtica. Medicinal plants play a significant role during pregnancy, birth and postpartum care in many rural areas of the world 1. Urtica dioica has traditionally been used in the control of cardiovascular. This could increase how much lithium is in the body and result in serious side effects. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in urtica urens. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region a decoction of the plant, sometimes combined with ruellia tuberosa and heliotropium indicum, is used as a treatment for menstrual pains. It may be used instead of comfrey in treating bruises and broken bones. The whole plant, and especially the sap, is acrid, anodyne, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, rubefacient.
The whole plant is antitussive, astringent, cholagogue, discutient, diuretic and emollient. Ken research, nov 2014 india has large biodiversity and is endowed with 45,000 plant species out of which about 15,00020,000 plants are known to have medicinal properties. Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of ethyl acetate. Cassia abbreviata is an important medicinal plant used in the treatment of various infectious diseases. This action is neutralized by heat or by thorough drying, so the cooked leaves are perfectly safe and nutritious. The current aim was to analyze the composition and bioactive compounds in nepalese stinging nettle. Medicinal action and uses the whole plant is of an astringent nature, and in herbal medicine is considered of use for arresting haemorrhages, as in spitting of blood and dysentery. Medicinal and functional values of thyme thymus vulgaris l. Ingesting stinging nettles for medicinal uses could cause side effects in some individuals and should be done with caution and under the supervision of a heath care professional. Ranunculaceae buttercup family medicinal use of bulbous buttercup. In the early spring find chickweed overrunning the rich garden beds, dandelion in the upland pastures, dock in the lower pastures, watercress where the stream runs cold into a pool and nettles along the edge of the stream. Sow in fall or very early spring for germ in spring.
Hamelia patens a potential plant from rubiaceae family. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in acacia nilotica. The plant has white flowers which bloom for 45 weeks appearing in late june. Stinging nettle, tall nettle, california nettle, slender nettle, latin name. Stinging nettle medicinal effects urtica dioica and urtica urens. The most prominent members of the genus are the stinging nettle urtica dioica l. Here is our guide to medicinal and healing plants found in the uk and how they might help to cure common ailments. Because of its antioxidant activity, it is widely used in. Converters to allow users to convert pdf files to other formats. Mechanisms underlying the antihypertensive properties of. And indeed, stinging nettle leaf uses are many and plentiful, offering a wonderful herbal resource for families.
Pdf format is a file format developed by adobe in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting. On the other hand, due to traditional uses and availability of urtica dioica extract, we decided to evaluate the efficacy of this medicinal herb on pc3 prostate cancer cell line. Ursolic acid is a waterinsoluble pentacyclic triterpenoid figure 49. The present study documents the traditional botanical knowledge. Stinging nettle leaf uses when in doubt, use nettles. Several communities have been using a variety of natural plants, their parts and microbial species for curing. History oftraditional uses of lichens lichen dyes signatures, skull, and astrological signs chemistry of lichens scientific investigation and traditional uses iceland moss lungwort usnea recipes description of usnea species medicinal uses of usnea species clinical and laboratory work identifying usnea more effective than penicillin.
Acacia nilotica linn medicinal uses medicinal plants archive. Herbal remedies encyclopedia pdf herbal remedies info. Patient information for nettle pollen urtica dioica 10 000 duml including dosage instructions and possible side effects. Names of urtica urens in various languages of the world are also given. This book continues as volume 9 of a multicompendium on edible medicinal and non medicinal plants.
Urtica urens herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Leaves of the nettle may be used for producing beautiful and permanent green dye for woollen stuffs and even for food, while roots boiled with alum, produce a. Urtica spp ordinary plants with extraordinary properties. The leaves of the plants have stinging hairs, causing irritation to the skin. Medicinal plant researchers pursued with several goals like the development of low cost therapeutic compounds and the discovery of prototypic drugs 7. Traditional practices and medicinal plants use during. However, only young leaves should be used because older leaves develop gritty. Department of physiology, neurophysiology and traditional clinical research center, shahed university.
Urtica dioica is a perennial plant used as herbal medicine due to its many pharmacological and clinical effects. The recommended dose of stinging nettles for most symptoms is 250mg taken three times daily. Locally it is known as bichu bute in urdu, kali and kandale in hindko and zhoomi joomi in shina. Try a tea made with oregano for indigestion, bloating, flatulence, coughs, urinary problems, bronchial problems, headaches, swollen glands, and to promote menstruation. Koroch, dan acquaye, elton jefthas, rodolfo juliani, and ramu govindasamy the great biodiversity in the tropical forests, savannahs, and velds and unique environments of sub.
Nettle urtica dioica has medical properties and its extract have been used for hundreds of years in world traditional. Semantic scientific pdf reader optimized for life sciences and medicine. It is also found in other edible plants such as ilea parguariensis 3, urtica dioica roots 4 and isodon excisus 5. Regardless of what device, operating system, or screen size a reader uses, a pdf always renders exactly the. Phytochemistry and pharmacologic properties of urtica.
This method will use the following properties of this pdffile object. Committee on herbal medicinal products hmpc assessment report on urtica dioica l. How gliricidia sepium is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Eat the nettles, and drink the water in which they were steamed. Urtica dioica 2 range common throughout north america, in much of the unites states, throughout canda and south along the west coast to mexico. An ointment or lotion may be used to treat hemorrhoids, fistulae and ulcers. Interestingly, it has been previously proposed to have therapeutic use in various conditions such as cancer 46 and diabetes 7,8. Asia and the pacific is written for all who will participate in the field of drug discovery from plants and offers stimulating, thoughtful, and critical information that should contribute in some way to the scientific progress of ethnopharmacology and to the discovery of drugs. Free fulltext pdf articles from hundreds of disciplines, all in one place mechanisms underlying the antihypertensive properties of urtica dioica pdf paperity toggle navigation. The blooms open in the morning and close at sundown. Traditional herbal medicinal product to increase the amount of urine to achieve flushing of the. Medicinal aromatic plants maps are an integral component of many local trade supply chains.
The medicinal plants are of great importance for the human welfare since ancient time. This is a list of links to articles on software used to manage portable document format pdf. Acacia nilotica herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. How urtica urens is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Urtica membranacea cancer cure healing cancer naturally. Urtica dioica medicinal plant on growth performance. Urtica dioica, eften cried jennynettle, jennienettle, jabbynettle, or semply nettle, is a yerbaceous perennial flouerin plant in the faimily urticaceae. Pdf screening of pharmacological uses of urtica dioica. The medicinal use of lichens can be traced back to the 18th dynasty 17001800 bc when evernia furfuracea l. H e a l t h a n d wealth f r o m m e d i c i n a l aromatic p. Medicinal uses of lichens are linked with folklore.
Despite the use of nettle in folk veterinary medicine is well documented, u. Uses html5 to display pdf files directly in the browser. Animals and experimental diets three hundred female 1dold chicks ross 308 were obtained from a local hatchery and were weighed. The roots of withania somnifera are alterative, aphrodisiac, deobstruent, diuretic, narcotic, sedative and restorative in nature. Source of trace minerals, potassium and the bloodlike molecule known as chlorophyll. Phytochemistry and pharmacologic properties of urtica dioica l. The genus urtica belongs to the family urticaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. L is a wild, unique herbaceous perennial flowering plant with stinging hairs. This proportion of medicinal plants is the highest proportion of plants known for their medical purposes in any country of the world for the existing flora of that respective country table table1. Mann or parmeliaceae was first used as a drug launert, 1981. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in gliricidia sepium. Urtica dioica stinging nettle and urtica urens dwarf nettle are members of the urticaceae family native to eurasia, and are considered therapeutically interchangeable.
Big string nettle, common nettle, nettle, devils leaf. If you want to convert your form data into pdf files, use jotforms pdf editor. The best way to identify usnea is to pull a string apart and look for this white thread. Nettles have a long history of use in the home as a herbal remedy and nutritious addition to the diet. Heaven s medicinal plants prophecies and revelations. Catsfoot has been little used in herbal medicine though it was once used in mixtures for the treatment of bronchitis and bilious conditions. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. They are part of traditional medicine systems found in numerous local communities around the world, and comprise a wide range of species which have different sources, characteristics and uses. Aug 08, 2006 use and diversity in medicinal plants.
In some circumstances it can be very hard to eradicate because of its large. Antiinflammatory effect of alcoholic urtica dioica extract. The ethnomedical efficacy of extracts of this plant species is attributed to its phytochemical constituents most of which are phenolics and anthraquinones. Traditional and medicinal uses of withania somnifera. Kg medicinal use amla t after 4th year emblica officinalis fam euphorbiaceac fruit rs 15 45kg vitamin c, cough. Name of the medicinal product nettle pollen urtica dioica 10,000 duml.
Accepted 10 july, 2012 urtica dioica is known as stinging nettle. Names of gliricidia sepium in various languages of the world are also given. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including medicinal uses of momordica dioica. Nettles are one of the most commonlyused medicinal plants in the. Herbal substances binomial scientific name of the plant, including plant part. One of the most undervalued of economic plants, nettle has a very wide range of uses, providing a nutritious food, effective medicines, an excellent fibre and many other commodities. Urtica spp ordinary plants with extraordinary properties ncbi. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this product if you are taking lithium. The authors, titles and the whereandwhen published of over 120 further studies and articles on nettles are listed in a pdf found here. Herbal remedy to prevent or treat bph the extract of urtica dioica is a herbal preventive and therapeutic agent for. The history for the use of these plants for medicinal purposes starts from the. Dauqan1, aminah abdullah1,2 1school of chemical sciences and food technology faculty of science and technology, universiti kebangsaan malaysia, 43600 bangi selangor, malaysia.
List of various diseases cured by gliricidia sepium. Traditional medicine and the future of medicinal plants in. Nettle, big string nettle, common nettle, stinging nettle, gerrais. Pdf documents can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio, video, and business logic.
If you are sick, sprinkle the food with holy water and keep in mind the use of medicinal plants. The total alkaloid content in the roots of indian types has. In the present study the cytotoxic effects of urtica dioica extract were assessed by 34, 5dimethylthiazol2yl2, 5diphenyltetrazolium bromide mtt assay and. Usnea immune system tonic nourishing lichen medicinal. How acacia nilotica is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Based on article 16d1, article 16f and article 16h of directive 200183 ec as amended traditional use final. Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction wellestablished use. Taking stinging nettle might decrease how well the body gets rid of lithium. The leaves of the plant are green, and the fruits are of orange colour.
Effects on ability to drive and use machines nettle pollen urtica dioica 10,000 duml has no influence on the ability to drive. Who monographs on selected medicinal plants volume 2 2004. Pdf the genus urtica belongs to the family urticaceae. Stinging nettle herb uses, benefits and side efects.
Before its medicinal use, extracts of the plant were used for fabric weaving as early as the bronze age. A tea made from the leaves has traditionally been used as a cleansing tonic and blood purifier so the plant is often used in the treatment of hay fever, arthritis, anaemia etc. Cross roads between service road and sourdough creek trail indentifying features. There are 46 species of flowering plant of the genus urtica table 1.
Stinging nettle might have an effect like a water pill or diuretic. The stinging nettle urtica dioica university of washington. Urtica dioica can be purchased in the form of supplements choose supplements that are standardized to contain at least 1% plant silica and can also be used medicinally by creating a nettle tea with leaves or eating the leaves, stem andor seeds of the plant. Nettles, stinging urtica dioica potted plant, organic. For the purposes of this document, these terms and definitions apply. It has a long history of use as a food sources as a soup or curries, and also used as a fiber as well as a medicinal herb. Kofax power pdf editable pdf software helps individuals and businesses create editable pdf files, combine, and share with others without subscription fees. In india, of the 17,000 species of higher plants, 7500 are known for medicinal uses. Herbal remedies, having themselves assimilated these necessary mineral substances from the earth, can pass them on to us in organised form, that is, the form in which iron, calcium, sulphur, phosphorus and so on are organically present in our tissues, and the only. The use of urtica dioica to treat conditions or diseases is an ancient practice but should be done with caution. Jinous asgarpanah and razieh mohajerani department of pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical sciences branch, islamic azad university iau, tehran, iran.
Journal of medicinal plants studies medicine cam in both rural and urban areas across nigeria has increased, but there is a great concern for its safety, efficacy as well as control and this poses a great challenge for health authorities and the general public. Urtica dioica and urtica urens scientific research studies. Much of the old literature on the uses of these species is in the name of cycas circinalis, and it can be impossible to tell which species is actually being referred to if the plants range is not given. Urtica dioica grown as a botanical specimen in cambridge university botanic garden taxonomy edit the taxonomy of urtica species has been confused, and older sources are likely to use a variety of systematic names for these plants. This method will merge two or more existing pdf files to form a new file containing all the. Details of the software products used to create this pdf file can be.
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