Plant |
Family | Urticaceae |
English |
Ortiga, Scratchbrush, Scratchbush, Tropical stinging nettle |
Latin |
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Roots, Unspecified, Young leaves |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Adstringent, Aids digestion, Alopecia, anaemia, Anemia, Anti-anemic, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, arthritis, Astrigent, Astringent, bad digestion, Baldness, Bedwetting, benificial effect on the digestion, Betwetting, Bites, Bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, Bloating, blood building, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood purifier, check bleeding, Cleanses the blood, Cutaneous conditions, depurant, Depurative, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, Diuretic, dropsy, dyspepsia, Dysuria, edema, Enuresis, Epistaxis, erysipelas, Eupeptic, fluid accumulation, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for digestion, Gout, haematopoiesis, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, Hair loss, hematopoiesis, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, hives, Hydropsy, Hæmostatic, Ignis sacer, improves digestion, Indigestion, Infant's trush, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, involuntary discharge of urine, Kidney failure, loss of blood, loss of hair, Nasal bleeding, nettle rash, Nocturnal enuresis, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, oedema, Painful urination, paralysis, Piles, Podagra, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psoriasis, purify blood, purify the blood, reduces swellings, Renal failure, Renal insufficiency, Restores the blood, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, sores, St. Anthony's fire, Stanches blood, St Anthony's fire, staunches bleeding, stimulates digestion, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, sugar diabetis, swellings, syphilis, the rose, thrush, to cleanse the blood, Traumatic injury, trush, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urticaria, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Warming digestive, Wound, wound care, Wounds, wound treatment |
Women's diseases |
Absence of a menstrual period, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, climacteric, ease menopausal symptoms, Encourages breast milk, encourages menstruation, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, menopausal problems, menopause, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil |
Ingredients |
  | Acetylcholine, Calcium, Carotene, formic acid, gallic acid, histamine, magnesium, potassium, potassium nitrate, silicon, Sulfur, tannin, Vitamin C |
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