Screening of pharmacological uses of Urtica dioica and others benefits

• Published in: Progress in biophysics and molecular biology Vol. 150; pp. 67 - 77
• Main Authors: Dhouibi, Raouia, Affes, Hanen, Ben Salem, Maryem, Hammami, Serria, Sahnoun, Zouheir, Zeghal, Khaled Mounir, Ksouda, Kamilia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Antioxidant; Antioxidants - pharmacology; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Biological Products - pharmacology; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Cancer; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular Agents - pharmacology; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Female; Humans; Male; nettle; Pharmacological effects; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plant Roots - chemistry; Prostatic Hyperplasia - drug therapy; Urtica dioica; Urtica dioica - chemistry; Urtica dioica; nettle; Pharmacological effects; Antioxidant; Cardiovascular; Cancer

Natural products, whether pure compounds or standardized plant extracts, offer unlimited opportunities for other drug sources due to the unequaled availability of chemical diversity. Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a unique herbaceous perennial flowering plant with stinging hairs. The leaf extrac...