Whats in Stinging Nettle herb?
Extracts from stinging nettle contain a number of substances including pnenolics and flavonoids such as caffeic acid, malic acid, polysaccharides, and probably many other compounds including lectins, lignans, and phytosterols. Extraction and HPLC Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Leaves, Stalks, and Textile Fibers of Urtica dioica L. J Agric Food Chem. 2008 September. In the present study the phenolic composition of leaves, stalks, and textile fiber extracts from Urtica dioica L. is described. The leaves of two stinging nettle samples, cultivated and wild (C and W), contain large amounts of chlorogenic and 2- O-caffeoylmalic acid, which represent 71 and 76% of total phenolics, respectively. Flavonoids are the main class in the stalks: 54% of total phenolics in C and 31% in W samples. Anthocyanins are second in quantitative importance and are present only in nettle stalks: 28% of total phenolics in C and 24% in W extracts. Stinging Nettle benefits Stinging nettle has been shown to inhib
