PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM ROOTS OF URTICA DIOICA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(90)80140-C

Root extracts from Urtica dioica were separated into several classes of compounds by extraction with organic solvents at different pH values.The phenolic fraction was analysed by GC-MS after trimethylsilylation.This procedure allowed the identification of 18 phenolic compounds as well as the detection of eight lignans.The occurrence of some of these substances in this plant was previously unknown.