Phytochemical Investigation of Pilea pumila (Clearweed), Laportea canadensis (Wood Nettle), and Boehmeria cylindrica (False Nettle): Three Members of the Urticaceae Family

Phytochemical analysis of 3 members the Urticaceae family (eg Pilea pumila, Laportea canadensis, and Boehmeria cylindrica) was conducted using GC-MS. P pumila L canadensis have several recorded historical medicinal uses by Native American tribes, whereas B cylindrica does not. This study to understand in terms chemical composition. Plant material, separated into aerial or root portions, dried extracted either ethanol heptane at room temperature. Sterols, fatty acids esters, terpenes terpenoids, saturated monounsaturated hydrocarbons, small oxygen-functionalized organic molecules, tocopherols were observed these methods. sterols composed 30.3% 62.2% extracts, followed esters ranging from 0% 49% terpenoids 4.56% 33.9%. All plants contained γ-sitosterol as dominant plant sterol palmitic, linoleic, linolenic esters. The differed significantly terpene terpenoid Germacrene D-4-ol, known antifungal activity, major identified (7.42%-7.76%), phytol (4.13%), α-cadinene (3.96%), cadina-1,4-diene (5.53%) treatments, squalene (2.20%-7.04%), (4.17%), (6.68%) treatments . Possible rationales for evaluated.