DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Root of the stinging nettle.
Quality is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: Urinary tract complaints in benign prostatic hyperplasia
ESCOP monograph: Micturition complaints in benign prostatic hyperplasia stage I and II (according to Alken) or stage II and III (according to Vahlensieck), painful and frequent urination, nocturnal urge to urinate, urinary retention.
Commission E-Commission: Micturition complaints in prostate adenoma stage I to II according to Alken
Pharmacodynamics (Effect)This section has been translated automatically.
Antiphlogistic, anticongestive, immunomodulatory, increase in urine output, reduction in residual urine, inhibition of aromatase and 5 alpha-reductase.
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Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
occasionally: gastrointestinal discomfort
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
Ingredients: The roots contain lectins, phytosterols, lignans and polysaccharides.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, p. 89
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/brennnessel.php
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/urtica_dioica/brennessel.htm
