The interaction of the stinging nettle rhizome lectin (UDA) with carbohydrates was studied by using the techniques of quantitative precipitation, hapten inhibition, equilibrium dialysis, and uv difference spectroscopy. The Carbohydrate binding site of UDA was determined to be complementary to an N,N',N"-triacetylchitotriose unit and proposed to consist of three subsites, each of which has a sli...

This study aims to optimize and assess the quality of sorting process into homogeneous size classes dried chopped medicinal plants, by obtaining multivariate regression functions polytropic polynomial forms. Assessment was carried out calculating average coefficient separation. The influence several important factors (material feed rate on sieve, sieve dimensions, inclination angle, oscillation...

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: ...

Background: Hormonal disorders such as hyperactivity of testosterone are one of the causes of infertility. In the present study, effects of Urtica dioica root extract on histomorphometric changes of rat testes induced by high dose testosterone was investigated. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 25 male mature wistar rats were divided in 5 groups, group 1 was control, group 2 received tes...

Objective(s) Urtica dioica L. has been known as a medicinal plant in the world. This study was conducted to determine the effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica leaves on seminiferous tubules of diabetic rats. Materials and Methods Animals were allocated to control, diabetic and protective groups. Treated animals received extract of U. dioica (100 mg/ kg/ day) IP for the firs...

Abstract Understanding metal plant availability as influenced by soil conditions is of key importance for phytoremediation research and for quantification of environmental risk assessment in polluted areas. Urtica dioica L. was chosen as study object as it is omnipresent in the temperate climate region and in the area under study in particular. The study area stretched over 630 km2 in Flanders,...

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 ...

The aim of this study was to obtain new composites collagen-polyphenols and to investigate them as potential materials for wound dressings. Extracts from three plants: Arnica montana L., Artemisia absinthium L., and Urtica dioica L. were mixed in two different ratios and evaluated for their polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity. The herbal formulations were mixed with collagen type I an...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease observed in 90 percent of men over 60 (1). Benign prostat-ic hyperplasia is the most common benign tumor in men (2). The exact cause of this disease is still unknown, and environmental and genetic causes are thought to...