Case study

Evaluation of biochemical compositions of Urtica dioica L. extracts grown in Tunisia

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Objective:

Urtica dioica L. is an invasive plant, widespread in northern of Tunisia. This study is designed to explore the natural biological resources such as plants of agronomic and medicinal interest of Tunisia.

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Context:

The work is part of a master's conducted between INAT and INRGREF. The work is aimed to extract the active substances from a medicinal plant with several therapeutic qualities: Urtica dioica. The biochemical and microbiological characteristics of theses extracts were also investigated.

Contacts:

Ibtissem Taghouti 

ibtissem.taghouti@gmail.com 

Authors : Omar ZAMMALI, Meriem EL ALOUI, Amani Mahdi, Abdelwahed LAAMOURI

E-mail : omarzam20@gmail.com

Further information:

Pottier-Alapetite, G., 1979. Flore De La Tunisie : Angiospermes-Dicotylédones : Apétales -Dialypétales. 1e éd. Tunis : le Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique et le Ministère de l'Agriculture.

Bougar N. et Kourmi Z. 2015. Contribution à la caractérisation physico-chimique et anti-bactérienne de l’extrait de la plante urtica dioica L. (ortie dioïque). Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie de la Matière.Bromato. 35:99-103