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Non-scientific name:

stinging nettle

25 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Urtica dioica subsp. dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. leaves, roots, fruits
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Urtica dioica Linnaeus Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Med. Pl. of Yaegl Community, Australia. (Packer et al., 2012) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried root and rhizome rhizome, root
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Root
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried roots and rhizomes rhizome, root
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. roots, rhizomes
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Urtica dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried root and rhizome root, rhizome
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Urtica dioica Linn. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010) Urtica dioica L Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried roots, dried rhizomes roots, rhizomes
Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried roots and rhizomes root, rhizome
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. dried roots and rhizomes root, rhizome
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Herb
Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Urtica dioica Urtica dioica L.

MPNS Best Guess

Urtica dioica L.
Food Pl. in Seven Circum-Medit. Areas (Hadjichambis et al., 2009) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. leaves
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L.
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L. dried roots and rhizomes rhizome, root
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008) Urtica urens L Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L. dried root and rhizome rhizome, root
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Urtica urens Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L.
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L. Urtica urens L. dried roots and rhizomes root, rhizome
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne Urtica gracilis subsp. holosericea (Nutt.) W.A.Weber
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Urtica dioica (Aiton) Seland. subsp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander Urtica gracilis Aiton

108 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "stinging nettle":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
anjuraa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhicchughas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bicchu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bichhu buti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bichhu-buti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bichu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bichu buti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bichubati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brennesselwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
brännässla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
california nettle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chalkan Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
chayan oot Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
chhoku Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chichicaste Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chidghints Other Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
chule Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chutle Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
cleavers Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
comfrey Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
common nettle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
common stinging nettle Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
csalángyökér Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
dhyo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dwarf nettle Other U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
european nettle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
european stinging nettle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gazanda Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
gazaneh Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
giant nettle Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
grande ortie Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
great nettle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
greater nettle Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
grosse brennessel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
große brennessel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
haarnesselwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
hanfnesselwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
hhurrayq Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
hyo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
jaggy Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
jhaduk Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kajyang Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalsyoon Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandadli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanddali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kichitki oot Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
krapiva dvudomnaya Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kugas Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelau Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nesselwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nettle Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nettle beer Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
nettle root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nettle tops Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
nettles Other Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
nhyakan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nrobin-run-the-hedge Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ortica Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
ortica maschio Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ortie Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
ortie brulante Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ortiga Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
ortiga mayor Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
pokrzywa Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
polo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pulu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
qurrays Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
racine d'ortie Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
racine d’ortie Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
radix urticae Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
radix urticae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
raiz de ortiga Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
satu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
seero Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shisoon Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shisuun Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sikya Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sisna Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sisnu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sisona Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
slender nettle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
stinger Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
stinging nettle herb Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
stinking nettle Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
syak Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tall nettle Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tsuknida Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
urtica Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
urtica dioica Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
urticae folium Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
urticae herba Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
urticae radix Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
urtiga Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
urtiga-maior Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
urtiga-mansa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
urtiga-vermelha Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
urtigão Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
vrishchhiyaa-shaaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vrscikali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild nettles Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
yi zhu qian ma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
za-chhag Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
zwa Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
zwyczajna Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
кропива Other Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
кропива дводомна Other Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)
кропива жалка Other Food & Med., Rural Sweden, Ukraine & NW Russia (Stryamets et al., 2015)