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Herbs: Nettle leaf - powder, organic

Common Names : Nettle, stinging nettle, common nettle
Latin Name: Urtica dioica
Origin: Bulgaria

Excerpts from Nutritional Herbology

Extracts of nettle have been included in hair tonics for centuries due to its purported ability to stimulate hair growth. Like many bitter herbs, nettle is a blood purifier. Its long list of traditional uses can be summed up in its ability to increase the production of urine, its mild laxative effect and its ability to increase the efficiency of liver and kidney function.

Excerpts from Practical Herbalism

It is one of the wild plants still gathered each spring in rural regions as a "spring tonic" and pot-herb. It makes a healthy and very nutritious vegetable, which is cleansing and easy to digest. An old country remedy for chronic rheumatism and arthritis is "Urtication" or flogging with nettles. Some folks even keep a nettle plant growing on a sunny windowsill, so that the healing stings might be applied throughout the winter.

It is a strange fact that the juice of the nettle proves an antidote for its own sting, and being applied will afford instant relief. The sting of a nettle may also be cured by rubbing the part with dock, rosemary, peppermint or sage leaves, as well as those of comfrey, plantain, or jewelweed, which can often be found growing alongside nettles.

Primary Constituents:

Chlorophyll, in high yields... Nettles are a significant source of vitamin C and vitamin A, bio-available minerals, including calcium, silicon, and potassium chloride; protein, and dietary fiber.

From Our Reading and/or Experience...

• As a powder, we use Nettle in tincture combinations and capsules. Of course, it can be used in many other types of remedies. Except as a tea, as powders are not normally used in tea combinations.
• It can be used to benefit anyone: men, women (including before, during or after pregnancy, and nursing), children and animals.
• It can be used as often as you would like, and in any way you choose.
• As is the case with most herbs, Nettle should be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.

Customer Reviews

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Re: How to prepare powder to use it
by Bulk Herb Store on Apr 30, 2013

As noted in our "Reading and/or experience" we like to use it in tinctures or make capsules. It also works well in tea combinations. Thank you!

Re: Nettle in pregnancy?
by Bulk Herb Store on Apr 26, 2013

We can't give you a professional dosage because we aren't any kind of Doctor, however, if I was going to take this I would take 1tsp - 1Tbsp a day. This is just a suggestion so please seek a doctors opinion before using.

Re: nettle
by Bulk Herb Store on Oct 31, 2012

Hi Mei! I usually never make teas out of powdered herbs, because it is hard to strain the herbs from the liquid. There is nothing unsafe about it, it is just inconvenient. Nettle is also great for your hair topically, in fact it is one of the ingredients in our Beautiful Hair Treatments.

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