Nettle Extract

Nettle (Urtica fissa E. Pritz.) is a perennial herb of the Urticaceae family with transverse rhizomes. The stems protrude from the base, 40-100 cm high, quadrangular, densely covered with stinging hairs and puberulent, with few branches. Leaves are membranous, broadly ovate, elliptical, pentagonal or nearly round in outline, stipules herbaceous, green, monoecious, female inflorescences bear upper leaf axils, male in lower leaf axils, sparsely dioecious; male flowers have short The stems and achenes are nearly round, slightly lenticular, about 1 mm long, with brownish-red fine warts on the surface; the flowering period is from August to October, and the fruiting period is from September to November. Mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, southern Shaanxi, southeastern Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou and central Yunnan. It grows on hillsides, roadsides or semi-shaded wet places next to houses at an altitude of about 100 meters (in Zhejiang) or 500-2000 meters. It is also distributed in northern Vietnam. The stem bark fiber can be used for textiles; the whole plant is used as medicine, having the effect of dispelling wind, dehumidifying and relieving cough; the leaves and twigs can be used as feed after being boiled. Nettle extract is the dried whole plant of Urticaceae plant Urtica dioica. The whole plant can be used as medicine. It tastes bitter and pungent, is warm in nature, and is slightly toxic.

The main chemical components of nettles are ascorbic acid, acetylcholine, urticulin, β-sitosterol, etc. It also contains a variety of vitamins and tannins. The stem bark mainly contains formic acid, butyric acid and irritating acidic substances.

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Application

1. Medicine;

2. Health products;

3. Shampoo;

4. Drinks.