Botanical name: Urtica dioica,Urtica urens
Urtica dioica
Healing power:
- cleansing of blood,
- prostate: In case of prostate adenomas stinging nettle minimizes the frequency of going to the toilet during the night, because stinging nettle works diuretically. Even Hildegard von Bingen reported about this plant.
- urinary tract infections,
- rheumatism,
- inflammatory diseases of joints,
- irritation of bladder,
- kidney disease,
- dandruff,
- greasy hair.
How to use:
The roots are used as tea.
The leaves are used as tea and fresh juice.
A preparation out of nettle roots relieve trouble in case of prostata adenomas.
Nettle leaves relieve rheumatic diseases.
A tincture (normally a plant extract out of 70 % alcohol) relieves, watered down and rubbed into scalp, dandruffs and greasy hair.
Description of the plant:
Stinging nettle grows perennial and can withstand frost.
In spring the plant builds new shoots.
Stinging nettle loves a nitrogen containing soil and a sunny to halfshady location.
Urtica dioica grows up to 1,50 m, Urtica urens grows up to 50 cm.
Propagation:
By seeds. Be careful by sowing stinging nettle in your garden. You have to take care that the plant doesen´t grow rampant.
Ingredients:
Amino acids
Vitamines
Carotionoide
Silicid acid
Minerals
Flavonoide
Caffeoyläpfel acid
Trace elements
Iron
Recipe for a salad:
The very young shoots of stinging nettle are very common in early spring salads.
Pick them with gloves, otherwise you will be burned by nettles. Chopp them to very little pieces.
In arrangement with dandelion, sheep sorrel, bear´s garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper it´s a very healthy and cheap salad.
