Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich.

Urticaceae

Common Names:
Bu-dettha (S)
Sanal, Sannappu (T)
China grass, Chinese silk plant (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Root and stem fibre

Uses in traditional medicine :

Fibres extracted from stems devoid of leave kept under running water for 2 weeks are used as a bandage on wounds
Roots act as an antibacterial and a diuretic
Treatment for abortion, colic during pregnancy, metroptosis, metritis, haemorrhoids, leucorrhoea, pollakiuria, haematuria, furunculosis and impetigo

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Sterols: β-sitosterol, daucosterol, cholesterol and terpenes: amyrin, α-hydroxyursolic acid and some unsaturated fatty acids, glycoside: kiwiionoside and uracil from leaves

Bioactivity :

Root extract: reduce hepatitis B virus multiplication; water extract of plant: hepatoprotective, antioxidative; alcohol extract of roots: effective in hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia and enhanc the antioxidant defense mechanisms, glucosidase inhibitor; methanol extract of leaves: anticholinesterase; fatty acids: antifungal

Clinical:

References :

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Lin, C. et al., (1998), Evaluation of the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Boehmeria nivea var. nivea and B. nivea var. tenacissima, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 60, 9-17.

Mukhtar, M. et al., (2008), Antiviral potentials of medicinal plants, Virus Research, 131, 111-120.

Sancheti, S. et al., (2011), Evaluation of antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich., Urticaceae, root extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, 21, 1.

Sancheti, S. et al., (2010), Evaluation of antiglycosidase and anticholines- terase activities of Boehmeria nivea, Pak J Pharm Sci, 23(2), 236-40.

Tian, X. Y. et al., (2011), The effects of Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. on embryonic development: In vivo and in vitro studies, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 134, 393-398.

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