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Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) as a tool for helping with Urinary support
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This review of animal and human studies of natural products for benign prostatic hyperplasia summarises the evidence for stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), among other plants, in improving lower-urinary-tract symptoms.
An in-vitro study validated a fixed combination of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) as a therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia, with anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative effects on prostate cells, supporting nettle's use for lower-urinary-tract symptoms.
This review describes how extracts of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) root, alone or combined with saw palmetto, act on the mechanisms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, supporting nettle's use for lower-urinary-tract symptoms.
6 sources supporting Stinging Nettle for Urinary support. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's diuretic action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) summarises its nutritional and pharmacological importance, including its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, diuretic, analgesic and antimicrobial activities and its constituents.
This review screens the pharmacological uses of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), summarising its anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, antioxidant, diuretic, antimicrobial and antidiabetic activities and its traditional applications.