De Vico Gionata, Guida Vincenzo, Carella Francesca
Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Calatia Agricultural Society, Caserta, Italy.
Front Physiol. 2018 Mar 26;9:285. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00285. eCollection 2018.
(stinging nettle), is a perennial plant belonging to the family of , genus . Despite the use of nettle in folk veterinary medicine is well documented, is today an underestimated and frequently neglected plant, considered by the contemporary agriculture as a weed to be eliminated. This mini review focus on very recent studies on dietary administration of , both as a single herb or in combination with other herbs, to enhance growth and stimulate farmed fish immunity, thus enabling the fish to be more resistant against bacterial infections. Such an emerging feature, together with cost-effectiveness, adequate availability, and easy processing of nettle, could make this herb an excellent, inexpensive and widely used dietary supplement on intensive fish farms.
（荨麻）是一种多年生植物，属于荨麻科荨麻属。尽管荨麻在民间兽医学中的应用有充分记载，但如今它是一种被低估且常被忽视的植物，被当代农业视为要清除的杂草。这篇小型综述聚焦于最近关于荨麻作为单一草药或与其他草药组合进行日粮投喂的研究，以促进养殖鱼类生长并刺激其免疫力，从而使鱼对细菌感染更具抵抗力。荨麻的这一新兴特性，连同其成本效益、充足的可获得性以及易于加工，可能使这种草药成为集约化养鱼场中一种出色、廉价且广泛使用的日粮补充剂。
