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Drug interactions:
None documented

 Nettle:

Species (Family): Urtica dioica (Urticaceae)
Part(s) Used: Roots
Constituents:

- Acids: Carbonic, caffeic, chlorogenic, and formic
- Amines: Acetylcholine, betaine, choline, and histamine,
- Flavonoids: Flavonol glycosides (e.g. isorhamnetin, kaempferol)
- Sterols: sitosterol,
- Lignans: lectin
Uses:
- Herbal Use:
The German Commission E approved internal and external use of nettle
leaf for rheumatic ailments
Effects on male genital disorders: The root act as antiprostatic .It is
approved by German Commission E for difficulty in urination from benign
prostatic hyperplasia
- Food use:
Nettle (herbs and leaves) is used in soups and herbal teas in USA & Europe.
Clinical studies:
Clinical studies showed that Nettle root is effective in the treatment of
symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). (Relieves symptoms of an
enlarged prostate without eliminating the enlargement itself).

Male sexual dysfunction
- There are wide range of different botanical mixtures and usually sold as

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