1st Edition

Urtica The genus Urtica

Edited By Gulsel M. Kavalali Copyright 2003
100 Pages
by CRC Press

112 Pages
by CRC Press

Plants from the genera Urtica, often better known as the stinging nettle, can be distinguished by their stinging hairs, and in some species, their serrated leaf edges. Historical records of the various uses of Urtica date back to at least the Bronze Age (3000-2000 BC). Nettles have traditionally been used as a nutritious food source particularly in rural areas of the United Kingdom and Canada.... Read more
1. An Introduction to Urtica (Botanical Aspects) 2. Historical and Modern Uses of Urtica 3. The Chemical and Pharmacological Aspects of Urtica 4. The Therapeutics of Urtica 5. Nutritional Evaluation of Urtica 6. Urtica Products

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Gulsel M. Kavalali