Review Article

Urtica dioica-Derived Phytochemicals for Pharmacological and Therapeutic Applications

Table 12

Chemical composition of essential oil extracted of Urtica pilulifera and Urtica diorca.

NOCompoundUrtica pilulifera (RT)Urtica diorca (RI)%

11-(4-Isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl acetate30.58292.062
21-(4′-pentenyl)-1, 2-epoxycyclopentane24.23550.1271
31, 2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid32.042413.5056
41, 4-Diazepine27.05280.3009
51,8-Cineole13.6868.2085
61-Penten-3-one27.55510.3782
72-(1-Pentenyl)furan10560.29
82, 2, 6-Trimethylcyclohexanone10350.28
92, 4, 6-Trimethyl-5H-1, 3, 5-dithiazine11990.30
102-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol12.32140.1087
112-Pentylfuran9910.84
122-Propenoic acid5.3022.2418
133, 5-Dimethyl-1, 2, 4-trithiolane11340.30
143-Carene15.86513.7624
153-Octanone9880.28
165, 6-Dihydro-4-pentyl-2, 6-dimethyl-4H-1, 3, 5-dithiazine15880.57
175, 6-Dihydro-4-pentyl-2, 6-dimethyl-4H-1, 3, 5-dithiazine15880.57
187-Acetyl-6-ethyl-1, 1, 4,4-tetramethyltetralin32.585519.618
19.alpha-Cetone26.66580.9039
20Anozol29.14370.1346
21Apoatropine20930.82
22Apoatropine20930.82
23Benzaldehyde11.3710.1391
24Benzaldehyde9640.29
25Benzofuranone27.90140.1183
26Benzoic acid30.71180.873
27Bicyclo[10.1.0]trideca-4, 8-diene-13-carboxamide25.27410.1325
28Bisabolene15060.39
29Bisomel32.283.7872
30Borneol11710.31
31Bornyl acetate12832.14
32Butyl acetate6.72083.2399
33Cadinene15101.57
34Cadinene15162.37
35Camphor11450.27
36Carvacrol12990.30
37Carvone20.93620.1721
38Citronellyl19.71430.1388
39Copaene-8-ol15793.28
40Decan-2-one11920.28
41Decanal12060.29
42Diethoxylated tridecyl alcohol30.94940.1828
43Ethylhexyl benzoate31.1870.3837
44Farnesol17151.88
45Farnesol17151.88
46Farnesylacetone19081.26
47Farnesylacetone19081.26
48Furan-3-aldehyde7.3250.1458
49Geranyl acetone25.9530.3483
50Geranyl acetone14482.22
51Geranyl acetone14482.22
52Hexahydrofarnesylacetone184431.20
53Hexahydrofarnesylacetone184431.20
54Hexatriacontane6.720811.5631
55Humulene14530.75
56-Ionon β26.8220.1714
57Ionone14214.04
58Ionone147911.86
59Isopropyl dodecanoate16275.27
60Isopropyl dodecanoate16275.27
61Lilyal27.71131.8666
62Limonene (−)-13.56381.2463
63Limonene (+)-23.37336.7658
64Menthol11780.29
65Methyl dihydrojasmonate30.31810.8451
66Methyl palmitate19250.28
67Methyl palmitate19250.28
68Methylbenzene5.3021.6415
69Neophytadiene32.37515.2683
70n-Nonanal15.98730.3288
71n-Octanal10040.30
72Nonanal11050.59
73Ocimene20.590.6869
74Octanal31.65552.0563
75Octyl heptafluorobutyrate17.96960.1347
76p-Guaiacol15.53920.1521
77Phytol211011.20
78Phytol211011.20
79Safranal11960.33
80β-Selinene14850.78
81Terpinene14.54130.1705
82Thymol12920.60
83Trans-2,3-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.2]octane22.41610.3454
84Vanillin21.8121.7906
85Vetivenene15320.49
86Vinyl31.04450.3754
87Xylene8.32290.3848
88α-Copaene-8-ol15793.28
89α-Humulene14530.75
90α-Ionone14214.04
91α-Longipinene13470.30
92α-Selinene14930.70
93β-2--Pinene11.8530.3957
94β-Bisabolene15060.39
95β-Caryophyllene14161.62
96β-Cyclocitral12170.35
97β-Homocyclocitral12540.28
98β-Ionone147911.86
99β-Selinene14850.78
100β-Vetivenene15320.49
101γ-Cadinene15101.57
102γ-Terpinen18.26150.3824
103γ-Terpinene18.65522.415
104δ-Cadinene15162.37

RI: retention time; RI: retention indices.