botanical record · discovered
European Nettle
Urtica dioica
European Nettle · Stinging Nettle · California Nettle · California nettle · Common Nettle · Dail Poethion · Danadl Cyffredin · Danadl Poethion · Danadl Ysgar · Danadlen · Danadlen Fwyaf · Danadlen Ysgar · Danhadlen · Danhadlen Boeth · Dryned · Dynaid · Dynat · Dyned · Dynent · Dynhaden
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Canada(Nootka), US(Flathead), Canada(Kwakiutl), Turkey, Europe, USSR, India, UK
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache, Ache(Back), Alopecia, Anodyne
Science studied: ACETOPHENONE, ALUMINUM, ARSENIC, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Urticaceae
Scientific name: Urtica dioica
Common names: European Nettle, Stinging Nettle, California Nettle, California nettle, Common Nettle, Dail Poethion, Danadl Cyffredin, Danadl Poethion, Danadl Ysgar, Danadlen, Danadlen Fwyaf, Danadlen Ysgar, Danhadlen, Danhadlen Boeth, Dryned, Dynaid, Dynat, Dyned, Dynent, Dynhaden
POWO: 260630-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Canada(Nootka), US(Flathead), Canada(Kwakiutl), Turkey, Europe, Elsewhere, USSR, India and 6 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache
- Ache(Back)
- Alopecia
- Anodyne
- Asthma
- Ataxia(Locomotor)
- Blood
- Bronchitis
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- Bruise
- Burn
- Catarrh
- Chest
- Cholecystitis
- Constipation
- Cosmetic
- Counterirritant
- Dandruff
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Epilepsy
- Epistaxis
- Evil eye
- Gout
- Hematemesis
- Hematoptysis
- Hemorrhage
- Massage
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Paralysis
- Parturition
- Rheumatism
- Shampoo
- Shigellosis
- Sore
- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Swelling
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Vasoconstrictor
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Astringent
- Cholengitis
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Bactericide
- Cancer
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Emmenagogue
- Fit
- Hair-Tonic
- Homeopathy
- Insanity
- Purgative
- Suppository
- Tantrum
- Urticaria
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Canada(Nootka)
- US(Flathead)
- Canada(Kwakiutl)
- Turkey
- Europe
- Elsewhere
- USSR
- India
- UK
- Iraq
- Kurdistan
- Spain
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- Czechoslovakia
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Ache
- Ache(Back)
- Alopecia
- Anodyne
- Asthma
- Ataxia(Locomotor)
- Blood
- Bronchitis
- Bruise
- Burn
- Catarrh
- Chest
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- Cholecystitis
- Constipation
- Cosmetic
- Counterirritant
- Dandruff
- Depurative
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Epilepsy
- Epistaxis
- Evil eye
- Gout
- Hematemesis
- Hematoptysis
- Hemorrhage
- Massage
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Paralysis
- Parturition
- Rheumatism
- Shampoo
- Shigellosis
- Sore
- Sprain
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Swelling
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Vasoconstrictor
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Astringent
- Cholengitis
- Hemoptysis
- Hemostat
- Bactericide
- Cancer
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Emmenagogue
- Fit
- Hair-Tonic
- Homeopathy
- Insanity
- Purgative
- Suppository
- Tantrum
- Urticaria
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache · Canada(Nootka) · "
- Ache(Back) · US(Flathead) · "
- Alopecia · Canada(Kwakiutl) · "
- Anodyne · Canada(Kwakiutl) · "
- Asthma · Turkey · "
- Ataxia(Locomotor) · Canada(Kwakiutl) · "
- Blood · Turkey · "
- Bronchitis · Turkey · "
- Bruise · Canada(Nootka) · "
- Burn · Europe · "
- Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
- Chest · Canada(Kwakiutl) · "
- Cholecystitis · USSR · "
- Constipation · USSR · "
- Cosmetic · Europe · "
- Counterirritant · Canada(Nootka) · "
- Counterirritant · India · "
- Dandruff · Elsewhere · "
- Depurative · Turkey · "
- Depurative · Elsewhere · "
- Depurative · UK · "
- Diuretic · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Dropsy · Europe · "
54 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Acute and 90-Day Repeated-Dose Oral Toxicity of Urtica dioica L. Leaf Extract Granules in Rodents · 2026 source ↗
- Targeting oxidative stress, senescence, and neurodegeneration: anti-aging perspectives of Urtica dioica and Centella asiatica. · 2026 source ↗
- The impact of Urtica dioica vaginal cream on the sexual quality of life of postmenopausal women: A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETOPHENONE
- ALUMINUM
- ARSENIC
- ASH
- BORON
- BROMINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CELLULOSE
- CHOLINE
- COBALT
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- FAT
- FERULIC-ACID
- FLUORINE
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- FOLACIN
- GLYCEROL
- HISTAMINE
- 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE
- KOPROPORPHYRIN
- LEAD
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYCOPENE
- MANGANESE
- MERCURY
- 2-METHYLHEPTEN-(2)-ON-(6)
- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- NITROGEN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- SELENIUM
- SEROTONIN
- SFA
- SILICON
- SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE
- SODIUM
- TIN
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE
- ZINC
- ACETYL-CHOLINE
- BETAINE
- RUBIDIUM
- ACETIC-ACID
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROPHYLLS
- COPPER
- FORMIC-ACID
- IRON
- LECITHIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MOLYBDENUM
- NICKEL
- PROTOPORPHYRIN
- SITOSTEROL
- SULFUR
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- CHLORINE
- WATER
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CHROMIUM
- OLEIC-ACID
- CADMIUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL
- CHLOROPHYLLINS
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- THIAMINE
- THIAMIN
- 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYDAUCOSTEROL
- 7-BETA-HYDROXYDAUCOSTEROL
- AESCULETIN
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- ASTRAGALIN
- CAFFEIC-ACID-MALATE
- CAFFEOYL-MALIC-ACID
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CITRIC-ACID
- DAUCOSTEROL
- DEHYDROCONIFERYL-ALCOHOL
- PHENYLALANINE
- DAUCOSTEROL-6'-O-PALMITATE
- FE
- FUMARIC-ACID
- GLUTAMATE-DECARBOXYLASE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLYCERIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- LECTIN
- LEUCINE
- SECOISOLARICIRESINOL
- (+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL
- (-)-SECOISOLARICIRESINOL
- APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL
- ISOLEUCINE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- ISORHAMNETIN
- LUTEIN-EPOXIDE
- LUTEOXANTHIN
- LYSINE
- MALIC-ACID
- METHIONINE
- NEOOLIVIL
- OCTACOSAN-14-OL
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- OXALIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORIC-ACID
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- PROLINE
- QUERCETIN
- QUINIC-ACID
- RUTIN
- SERINE
- SINAPIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
- STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- THREONIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- THREONO-1,4-LACTONE
- TYROSINE
- URSOLIC-ACID
- URTICA-ARABINOGALACTAN-RP-5
- URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-3
- URTICA-RHAMNOGALACTURAN-RP-4
- URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-1
- URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-2
- URTICA-TERPENE-DIOL-3
- VALINE
- VIT-B-1
- ZEATIN
- ZEATIN-O-GLUCOSIDE
- 9,12,13-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADEC-TRANS-10-ENOIC-ACID
- 9,10,13-TRIHYDROXYOCTADEC-TRANS-11-ENOIC-ACID
- 13-HYDROXYOCTADECA-CIS-9-TRANS-11-DIENOIC-ACID
- 9-ACETYL-NEOOLIVIL-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- (+)-NEOOLIVIL
- 9,9'-BISACETYL-NEOOLIVIL
- 9-ACETYL-NEOOLIVIL
- (-)-PINORESINOL
- ASPARAGINE
- CARBONIC-ACID
- 4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYLPROPANE
- 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- 7-BETA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CHOLINE-ACETYLTRANSFERASE
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- COUMARIN
- ETHYL-KETONE
- GALLIC-ACID
- HOMOVANILLIN
- HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL-GLUCOSIDE
- IRESINOL
- ISOLARIC
- ISOPENTENYL-ADENOSINE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-NEOHESPERIDOSIDE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- LECTINS
- LEUCOTRIENES
- LIGNANS
- (-)-3,4-DIVANILLYLTETRAHYDROFURAN
- 24R-ETHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLESTANE-3-BETA,6-ALPHA-DIOL
- (10E,12Z)-9-HYDROXY-10,12-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID
- PHENYLPROPANES
- PINORESIONOL
- QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- SILICIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- TANNIC-ACID
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VANILLIN
- VIT-K
- ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE
- 9'-ACETYL-GLUCOSIDE
- ADENOSINE
- ALLANTOIC-ACID
- ARABINOSE
- 9,9'-BIACETYL-NEOOLIVIL
- 9,9'-BIACETYL-NEOOLIVIL-GLUCOSIDE
- CAROTENOIDS
- CERAMIDES
- CITRAL
- DEHYDRODICONIFERYL-ALCOHOL
- FLAVONOIDS
- FLAVONOL-GLYCOSIDES
- FRUCTOSE
- FUCOSE
- BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASES
- GABA
- GALACTINOL
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSAMINE
- GLUCOSE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- 7'(E)-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-4,4',7,9,9'PENTAHYDROXY-3,3'-DIMETHOXY-8-O,4'-LIGNAN
- GLYCOLIC-ACID
- HOMOVANILLYL-ALCOHOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ISOCITRIC-ACID
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- LINALOL
- LUTEIN
- MALTOSE
- MANNOSE
- MYO-INOSITOL
- NEOOLIVIL-4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- NITRATES
- OLIVIL
- PECTIN
- PORPHYRINS
- RAFFINOSE
- RHAMNOSE
- SECOISOLARICIRESINOL-9-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SECRETIN
- STACHYOSE
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUCROSE
- TARTARIC-ACID
- TITANIUM
- 7-ALPHA-HYDROXY-SITOSTEROL
- 7-BETA-HYDROXYSITOSTEROL
- (6'PALMITOYL)-BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- 7'(E)-4,4',7,9,9'-PENTAHYDROXY-3,3'-DIMETHOXY-8.O,4'-LIGNAN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- XYLOSE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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