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Urtica

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Urtica /Ur·ti·ca/ (ur-ti´kah) [L.] see nettle.
Urtica
plant genus in the family Urticaceae; called also stinging nettle. They have stinging leaves and stems which plague humans but appear to be harmless to animals; can cause nitrate-nitrite poisoning; includes U. dioica, U. incisa, U. procera, U. urens, U. ferox.


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Abstract A crude polysaccharide fraction of Urtica fissa roots and stems (UFP) was obtained by water extraction and ultrafiltration, and its effect on castrated rat prostate hyperplasia induced by testosterone propionate was evaluated by the volume index, wet and dry weight index and histopathological tests.
Cryptogams and trees are altogether missing, even the variety of herbs is larger in pollen records, so only the finds of seeds of Urtica dioica and Ranunculus sceleratus do not have corresponding pollen taxa.
Discussion of alternative therapeutics includes nutrients and botanicals (ascorbic acid, bromelain, N-acetylcysteine, quercetin, undecylenic acid, and Urtica dioica and other herbal medicines) and procedures (nasal irrigation and naso-sympatico treatments).
 
 
 
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