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Parietaria officinalis, the eastern pellitory-of-the-wall,[1] also known as upright pellitory[2] and lichwort, is a plant of the nettle family. Its leaves, however, are non-stinging. The plant grows on rubbish and on walls, hence the name.

Parietaria officinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Parietaria
Species:	P. officinalis
Binomial name
Parietaria officinalis L.

The pollen is a cause of allergy.[3]

Uses

It was once used in the making of certain metheglins.^{[citation needed]}

Chemistry

The leaves and flowers of P. officinalis contains the flavonoids kaempferol-3-bioside, the 3-glucosides and 3-rutinosides of quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin, 3-sophorosides of quercetin and kaempferol and 3-neohesperosides of kaempferol and isorhamnetin.[4] They also contain caffeoylmalic and two pyrrole acids.[5]

See also

It is in a different family from Anacyclus pyrethrum, also called pellitory.

References

1. "w19 Wall pellitory (officinalis), Allergy information". Phadia AB. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2006-07-08.

External links

• "Pellitory" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

На других языках

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[es] Parietaria officinalis

Parietaria officinalis es una especie de plantas de flores perteneciente a la familia Urticaceae. Se extiende por Europa central y meridional, Asia occidental y norte de África. Es una planta muy común que crece en paredes de edificios abandonados, viejos muros y ruinas.

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