NETTLE:

Plant name: Urtica dioica L. 

  

Active constituents: phenolic compounds and hydroxy fatty acids ursolic acid and quercetin, flavonoids and carotenoids 

  

Medicinal properties: 

• High-quality source of essential amino acids, vitamin A), vitamin C, minerals, polyphenols and antioxidants  
• accumulates a number of reactive oxygen species scavengers, which can reduce free radical damage 
• Exhibits antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiulcer activity