Nettle.Stinging nettle,Nettle leaf,Nettle root,Common Stinging Nettle?Therapeutics and Pharmacology,Historical or traditional use of Nettle.

Contents

• Botanical Basic Data of Nettle.
• Plant Description of Nettle.Urtica dioica L....Spectrology and History of Nettle.
• Phytochemicals of Nettle.Urtica dioica L.,Urticae radix.
• Actions and Indications of Nettle.Urtica dioica L.,Urticae radix.
• Therapeutics and Pharmacology,Historical or traditional use of Nettle.
• Nettle Pharmacology:5 alpha-reductase inhibition.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Antiviral activity.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Aromatase activity inhibition.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Cell proliferation inhibition.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Na+, K+-ATPase inhibition.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Other activities.
• Nettle Pharmacology:Pharmacodynamics/Kinetics.
• Mechanism and General Use of Nettle.
• Biological Activities and Clinical Research.
• Dosage,Safety and Suggestions of Nettle.
• Precautions and Possible Interactions.
• How Search Engine think about Nettle.
• Research Update:Nettle and Its Constituents.

Nettle Pharmacology:5 alpha-reductase inhibition.:

The enzyme 5 alpha-reductase is believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia. A 30% methanol extract of Urtica dioica roots (10:1) markedly reduced activity of 5 alpha-reductase from rats at concentrations (12mg/mL). However, in studies conducted by Rhodes et al, extract of Urtica roots (Bazoton) failed to demonstrate 5 alpha-reductase inhibition in the rat anti-androgen assay, the rat androgen receptor binding assay, and the assay for in vitro inhibition of human prostatic 5 alpha-reductase or a seven-day human clinical trial.

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