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'''Urtica incisa''', commonly called '''scrub nettle, stinging nettle''', and '''tall nettle''',<ref name="int"/> is an up-right perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia, from the north–east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and parts of southern Western Australia.<ref name="int2"/> Also widespread in the North and South Island of New Zealand.
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[[File:Stinging Nettle (6446000603).jpg|thumb|right]]
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'''Urtica incisa''' is an up-right perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia, from the north–east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and parts of southern Western Australia.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Internal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Excessive menstruation}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Arthritic pain}}
  
== Description ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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The hydrophilic components of nettle, including lectins and polysaccharides, hydrophobic constituents have not been ruled entirely unimportant. Each constituent may have individual effects, with the combination acting differently than any one constituent in isolation.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=Vrscikali|ta=|te=|hi=Stinging Nettle|en=Stinging Nettle}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The soft green leaves are 3-15 cm long are borne oppositely on an erect wiry green stem}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|greenish or brownish|5-20|It bears small greenish or brownish flowers in dense axillary inflorescences, male and female clusters along the spikeFlowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|Fruit is a small nut|With hooked hairs|1}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of the country.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Usually in damp gullies in Australia}}, {{Commonly seen|Lowland to mountain forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Shaded open places}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Stinging Nettle (6446000603).jpg
 
   
 
   
Scrub nettle leaves are triangular and opposite, 5-12 cm long, with serrated margins and stinging hairs.
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Stinging Nettle (6446009395).jpg
  
== Uses ==
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Aborigines ate the leaves after baking them between hot stones. They are considered a tasty vegetable, with colonists also using it to make a tonic for "clearing the blood".
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Stinging Nettle flower buds (6446020785).jpg
  
==Common name==
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Stinging Nettle leaf (6446017771).jpg
  
* '''English''' -  scrub nettle
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</gallery>
* '''Hindi''' -  बिच्छू
 
  
== References ==
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==References==
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<references>
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<references>  
<ref name="int">[https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apni?name=Urtica+incisa&max=100&display=apni&search=true  "Urtica incisa". Australian Plant Name Index]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.iqb.es/cbasicas/farma/farma06/pdfs/ortiga01.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="int2">[http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2920322 "Urtica incisa : Scrub Nettle"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.roundthebend.org.au/?page_id=151 Plant description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Urtica+incisa Cultivation details]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
== External Links ==
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==External Links==
 
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* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Stinging%20Nettle.html Urtica incisa on flowers of india]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_incisa Urtica incisa]
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290437413_Urtica_dioica_L_Urticaceae_A_Stinging_Nettle Urtica dioica L.(Urticaceae): A Stinging Nettle]
* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Stinging%20Nettle.html "flowersofindia"]
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* [http://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJPCR/7/IJPCR,Vol7,Issue5,Article10.pdf Urtica incisa on impactfactor.org]
  
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]

Latest revision as of 12:56, 31 August 2020

Stinging Nettle (6446000603).jpg

Urtica incisa is an up-right perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia, from the north–east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and parts of southern Western Australia.

Uses

Internal bleeding, Anaemia, Excessive menstruation, Hemorrhoids, Arthritis, Rheumatism, Pimples, Eczema, Arthritic pain

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The hydrophilic components of nettle, including lectins and polysaccharides, hydrophobic constituents have not been ruled entirely unimportant. Each constituent may have individual effects, with the combination acting differently than any one constituent in isolation.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Stinging Nettle
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Vrscikali
English Stinging Nettle


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The soft green leaves are 3-15 cm long are borne oppositely on an erect wiry green stem

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long greenish or brownish 5-20 It bears small greenish or brownish flowers in dense axillary inflorescences, male and female clusters along the spikeFlowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Fruit is a small nut With hooked hairs 1 {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of the country.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Usually in damp gullies in Australia, Lowland to mountain forests, Forest margins, Shaded open places.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links