A comprehensive review on nettle effect and efficacy profiles, Part I: Herba urticae

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 423-435

  Chrubasik, Julia E ^a   Roufogalis, Basil D ^b   Wagner, Hildebert ^c   Chrubasik, Sigrun A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

clinical studies; in vitro and in vivo pharmacology; stinging nettle herb; Urticae herba

Indexed keywords

13 HYDROXYOCTADECATRIENIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; FLAVONOID; HERBA URTICAE EXTRACT; IDS 30; PLANT EXTRACT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; URTICA URENS EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT SENSITIVITY; DIARRHEA; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HERBA URTICAE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHAL DOSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URTICA DIOICA;

ARTHRITIS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URTICACEAE;

URTICA; URTICA DIOICA; URTICAE;

EID: 34249299735     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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