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Production and processing of organically grown fiber nettle (Urtica dioica L.) and its potential use in the natural textiles industry: A review [PDF]
In Europe, the perennial stinging nettle was cultivated during the 19th century until the Second World War and has a long history as a fiber plant.
Hartl, A., Vogl, C. R.
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Diversity of Forest and Shrub Communities as a Result of Site History and of Extensive and Intensive Forest Management (Glinno Ługi Case Study) [PDF]
The paper presents the diversity of natural and anthropogenic forest communities occurring in post-cultivated fields in Glinno Ługi. An impoverished fresh pine forest association (Leucobryo-Pinetum) and nine secondary forest communities have been ...
Ambrożkiewicz, Katarzyna +1 more
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The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori +5 more
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MODELLING OF THIN LAYER SOLAR DRYING KINETICS AND EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITY OF Urtica dioica LEAVES [PDF]
Urtica dioica is an endemic plant of Morocco used for its virtues in traditional medicine. The drying kinetics of Urtica dioica leaves in a convective solar dryer was studied.
A. LAMHARRAR +3 more
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Important Moroccan medicinal plants known for their food and medicinal potential include Urtica urens and Mercurialis annua. We examined the antioxidant activity of the methanolic and aqueous extracts by several in vitro systems of the assay, namely the
Doukkali Zouhra +7 more
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The effect of Urtica dioica extract on the number of astrocytes in the dentate gyrus of diabetic rats [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus is associated with cerebral alterations in both human and animal models of the disease. These alterations include abnormal expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides and hippocampal astrogliosis.
Afshar, M. +2 more
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Trends and Patterns for the Use of Herbal Medicinal Products for Gynaecological Ailments
ABSTRACT Most Germans consider herbal medicinal products (HMPs) to be an important supplement to conventional medicine. Despite existing clinical evidence for safety and efficacy, they are still not sufficiently integrated into drug therapy of gynaecological complaints in everyday practice.
Alexandra Drebka +5 more
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Tesfaye Yimer Tadesse,1 Mulugeta Molla Zeleke,1 Samuel Berihun Dagnew,2 Getu Tesfaw Addis3 1Pharmacology and Toxicology Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Health Science College, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Clinical Pharmacy Unit ...
Tadesse TY +3 more
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Several medicinal plants have been used from the traditional period of times to cure different diseases but there is little scientific evidence. The phytochemicals of plants can reduce cardiovascular and other diseases.
Deepak Kumar Shrestha +2 more
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Host‐plant quality and ambient temperature are key environmental drivers of herbivorous insect performance, affecting growth, development, and survival. While temperature accelerates physiological processes in ectothermic insects, nutrient limitation in host plants can ...
Berber M. J. W. Meulepas +4 more
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