OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of Urtica dioica on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS Thirty adult male Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups: sham group (group 1), control group (group 2), and Urtica dioica group (group 3). All the rats were exposed to hepatic ischemia for 60 min, followed by 60 min of reperfusion. In group 2, a total of 2 ml/kg 0.9% saline solution...

a total of 288 broiler chickens (1 d old) were used in a 42-d growth trial to study the effects of chicory (cichorium intybus) and nettle (urtica dioica) with or without multi-enzyme on growth performance, carcass traits, and biochemical parameters. the corn-soybean based control diet and 8 experimental diets were fed to each of 3 pens of chickens (12 chickens/pen). treatments were as follows: ...

Plant-based fertilizers, such as liquid plant extracts, contribute to the cultivation of vegetables, particularly in organic production. The objective this study was determine if aqueous nettle extract could be successfully used a fertilizer, applied on soil and foliarly, green bean production under field conditions. hypothesis that it replace mineral fertilizers integrated into sustainable agr...

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) raises growing interest in phytomanagement because it commonly grows under poplar Short Rotation Coppices (SRC) set up at trace-metal (TM) contaminated sites and provides high-quality herbaceous fibres. The mycobiome of this non-mycorhizal plant its capacity to adapt TM-contaminated environments remains unknown. This study aimed characterizing the associated w...

The use of fermented plant extracts (FPE) as a top dress in crop production is natural process that can provide nutrients and suppress diseases. However, there scanty information on the bulky it not documented. This study aimed at determining effectiveness fermentation extracting from tissues for production. Materials Lantana (Lantana camara, L), stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L) Tithonia (Tith...

The total concentration of zinc, iron, nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as their water and acetic acid extractable forms – nitrate nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen and phosphate phosphorus – were determined in st. John’s wort herb (Hypericum perforatum l.) yarrow herb (Achillea millefolium l.), nettle leaves (Urtica dioica l.) and birch leaves (Betula pendula roth.), collected from four natural loca...