Evaluation of URTICA Species as Potential Sources of Important Nutrients

Wetherilt, Huriye

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-88834-1.50007-7

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“…It has become a source of folk medicine for the treatment of many diseases. The leaves and roots are both used internally as a blood purifier and diuretic and an infusion of the plant is used for nasal and menstrual haemorrhage, diabetes, rheumatism, eczema, anaemia hair loss, as an expectorant and antirdiarrheal (Wetherilt, 1992). The aqueous methanolic extract from roots of Urtica dioica L. has been successfully used in clinics for the treatment of prostatic hyperplasia in Europe, hence there have been several phytochemical investigations (Hirano et al, 1994).…”

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In vitro immunomodulatory activity of flavonoid glycosides from Urtica dioica L.

Akbay

Başaran

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et al. 2003

Phytotherapy Research

191

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The major compounds isolated from the methanolic extract of the aerial parts of Urtica dioica L. were determined as quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (1). kaempherol-3-O-rutinoside (2). and isorhamnetin-3-O-glucoside (3). by chromatographic, chemical (acidic hydrolysis) and spectral (UV, IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR) methods. Their immunomodulatory activities were studied in vitro by chemotaxis (Boyden Migration Chamber) and intracellular killing activity (NBT reduction) tests. Compounds 1, 2, 3 and the total flavonoid fraction were determined to have significant chemotactic effects in 4, 8, 16 microg doses. According to the results of the NBT reduction test, all flavonoid glycosides showed high intracellular killing activity. The results of both assays confirmed the immunostimulatory activity of the flavonoid fraction and the isolated flavonoid glycosides on neutrophils suggesting that they could possibly be useful for treating patients suffering from neutrophil function deficiency and chronic granulomatous diseases.

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confidence: 99%

In vitro immunomodulatory activity of flavonoid glycosides from Urtica dioica L.

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Başaran

Ündeğer³

et al. 2003

Phytotherapy Research

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“…In addition to olive oil, vinegar, lemon, and garlic are also added to salads, depending on the type of the salad. It has already been reported that salad and vegetable dishes prepared as traditional recipes in Turkish cuisine make use of many local wild plants [10,32]. Another category, following the consumption as salads, is the main dish category with 71 taxa.…”

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“…A total of 1/3 of the plant taxa of Turkey is endemic [9]. Anatolian people have been profiting from this variety and using plants as food and medicine since the Paleolithic [10]. This diversity of plants naturally affects the traditional use of plants and is reflected in the rich Turkish cousine.…”

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Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey

Doğan

2012

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Turkey has the largest coastal area in the Mediterranean, possesses an extraordinarily rich flora, and a great traditional knowledge. This diversity of plants naturally affects the traditional use of plants and is reflected in the rich Turkish cuisine. Consequently, the Mediterranean Diet (whose typical components are wild greens) constitutes one of the important elements of Turkish cuisine. For this reason, the aim of this study was to determine the consumption of wild edible green plants for the Aegean Region of Turkey and to establish the similarities to or differences from consumption in other regions and other cuisine in the Mediterranean Basin. This study compiles and evaluates the ethnobotanical data currently available. There were 111 taxa that were identified as wild edible greens in the study area belonging to 26 different families. Asteraceae (21 taxa) were the most commonly consumed as food. It was followed by Boraginaceae with 19 taxa, Apiaceae with 15 taxa and Lamiaceae with 7 taxa, respectively. Rumex and Erodium were the most represented genera with 4 species. Tamus communis and Asparagus acutifolius, Mediterranean elements and distributed in all of the Mediterranean Basin, are among the most widely consumed wild plants in the area. Wild edible plants are consumed in a variety of ways. The most common type of consumption (79 taxa) was in salads. The fact that the majority of the plants used in the area are consumed in salads shows the close relationship between the local diet and the concept of the Mediterranean Diet. As a result, very promisingly, there is a renewed or increasing interest in consuming wild food plants as part of this diet.

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“…5,6 Wild plant leaves can be used in salads and meat products. 7 Most countries are rich in plants containing minerals and other nutritional elements. 8 -10 In Turkey, sage, mountain tea and thyme are used as herbal teas, 11 and the country is also an important source of laurel, thyme and cumin.…”

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Mineral contents of some aromatic plants, their growth soils and infusions

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BACKGROUND: In this study, 18 kinds of medicinal plants were collected together with their soils from different regions of Turkey and their macro-and micro-element and heavy metal contents were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). In soils, pH, electrical conductivity, carbonate (lime), organic matter, texture, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn and B were analysed. In plants and extracts, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, B, Na, Al, Li, Pb, Ni, Cd, Co and Cr contents were determined. Also, correlations between soil and plant and between plant and extract were established.

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Evaluation of URTICA Species as Potential Sources of Important Nutrients

Cited by 27 publications

References 13 publications

In vitro immunomodulatory activity of flavonoid glycosides from Urtica dioica L.

In vitro immunomodulatory activity of flavonoid glycosides from Urtica dioica L.

Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey

Mineral contents of some aromatic plants, their growth soils and infusions

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