background: urtica dioica has been used as antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic and antidiabetic herbal medicine. the purpose of this study was to study the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of urtica dioica on fructose-induced insulin resistance rats. methods: forty male wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups including control, fructose, extract 50, extract 100 and extract 200. the ...

Urtica dioica L. is an Iranian native pharmacological plant for which little attention has been paid to the anatomical structure. Medical applications of this plant include diabetes therapy, digestive improvement, anemia and kidney disease therapy. Because climatic conditions can affect the anatomical structure which in turn affects pharmacological compositions, research on the anatomy of this ...

background and objective: regarding side effects of acute and especially chronic inflammation and incomplete treatment of patients suffering from these side effects, the new and effective strategies are needed. for this purpose, in the present study, we scientifically evaluate an introduced folk herb urtica dioica, for treatment of inflammation. materials and methods: the sham, control and trea...

INTRODUCTION Stinging nettle (Urtica dioicd L.) is one of the most valuable plants used in phytotherapy. The herbal raw material is a herb (Urticae herba), leaves (Urticae folium), roots (Urticae radix) and seeds (Urticae semina). This plant is a good source of vitamins, minerals, fibre, protein and biologically active compounds with antioxidant properties. The literature provides limited infor...