Scientific Name
Urtica dioica L.
Synonyms
Family
Urticaceae
Local Name
Karie, Kengi
Habit Habitat
A perennial herb up to 60-150cm tall, found in temperate zone.
Taxonomic Features
Stem angled. Leaves simple, lanceolate to ovate, heart shaped at base, margin serrate, whole plant with stinging hairs. Inflorescence racemes of axillary cymes. Flower pale-greenish or whitish. Fruit an achene, ovoid-ellipsoid, greenish brown.
Flowering Fruiting
March-November
Harvesting Time
July-October
Medicinal Value
It has diuretic, cleaning and anti-inflammatory properties. Root reduces prostate inflammation, also useful in hay fever, arthritis, cystitis, anemia, gout and clears uric acid from body.
Parts Used
Leaf, root and seed
Future Prospective
Conservation, Collection, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Urtica dioica L.