Hemp Nettle

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Blood, Cancer, Diuretic

Science studied: COPAENE, EO, GALIROSIDE, GLUROSIDE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Galeopsis tetrahit

Common names: Hemp Nettle, Adi işırqan, Almindelig hanekro, Brittle-stem Hempnettle, Brittlestem Hempnettle, Brittlestem hempnettle, Canapetta comune, Common Hemp-Nettle, Common Hemp-nettle, Common Hemp-nettle (EN), Cymalau'r Diafol, Danhadlen y Cywarch, Dirvinė aklė, Galeopsis tetrahit

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Europe, India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Asthma
• Blood
• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Lung
• Resolvent
• Spasm

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• Europe
• India

Documented cultural uses

• Asthma
• Blood
• Cancer
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Lung
• Resolvent
• Spasm
• Tuberculosis
• Bronchitis

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• COPAENE
• EO
• GALIROSIDE
• GLUROSIDE
• ALPHA-HUMULENE
• LINALOL
• CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
• GERMACRENE-D
• 3-OCTANOL
• CARYOPHYLLENE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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