Urticaceae (definition)

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Definition: The nettles plant family of the order Urticales, subclass Hamamelidae, class Magnoliopsida. Many have stinging hairs on stems and leaves. Flowers are small and greenish in leaf axils. The fruit is dry and one-seeded.

prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (
Examples Boehmeria; Parietaria; Urtica dioica

Other names Myrianthus

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
lectin, Myrianthus holstii	0	*Plant Lectins Urticaceae.	J Nat Prod 2000 Aug;63(8):1170-4
PMAI protein, Parietaria judaica	0	Allergens Plant Proteins Pollen Urticaceae.	Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1997 Apr;112(4):348-55
Par o I protein, Parietaria officinalis	0	Allergens Plant Proteins Pollen Urticaceae.	Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1991;96(1):19
Pollinex	56996-84-0 Pollinex	Plant Extracts Allergens/therapeutic use Pollen Desensitization, Immunologic Urticaceae.	Clin Allergy 6(6):551;1976; Otolaryngol Pol 32(4):435;1978; Prax Klin Pneumol 33(7):839;1979; Union Med Can 1979;108(6):685

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