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Description
Medicinal Usage
The leaves have diuretic, astringent, blood building, depurative, and galactogenic properties. An infusion reportedly increases blood hemoglobin. The powdered leaves and juice will lessen bleeding from excessive menstruation, nose bleeds, and hemorrhoids. Smoke inhaled from burning leaves has been used to treat asthma and bronchitis. Nettles stimulate blood circulation and have been used as a spring tonic to clear chronic skin ailments.
The stinging hairs contain formic acid, histamine, and acetylcholine. The dried herb is a rich supply of iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, vitamin A, and protein.
General Herb Information
About fifty species of nettles grow throughout the world. Urtica dioica is a Eurasian native widely naturalized in North America. Most people neglect this plant-until they walk through a patch while wearing short pants.
Nettle is a perennial growing from two to six feet tall. The ovate sharp-pointed leaves have a heart-shaped base and are deeply toothed. Leaves may reach six inches in length. Both the leaves and the fibrous stems are covered with tiny, hollow, silica-tipped hairs which release an irritant when touched. Drooping from the leaf axils, racemes or panicles of inconspicuous greenish flowers emerge from June to September. The plant has a creeping persistent rootstock, forming extensive patches.
Nettles can be grown from seed, cuttings, or root divisions. Divisions are best made in autumn after the leaves have died back.
A damp, rich soil under full sun or partial shade is preferable. In their native habitat, nettles will often grow along edges of streams or in moist pastures. Reportedly when one nettle is planted among ten seedlings of such aromatic herbs as valerian, marjoram, sage, peppermint, and angelica, nettles will substantially increase the oil content of those herbs. When added to compost piles, nettles activate the decomposition process. Nettles themselves compost into a rich humus.
Harvest in May or June before nettles begin flowering. Handle fresh plants with gloves. The leaves dry quickly. Once cooked or dried, nettles lose their sting.
The sting can be neutralized by rubbing the affected area with either mashed jewel weed leaves (Impatiens pallida or I. biflora), yellow dock leaves (Rumex crispus), or the juice of nettles.
The spring shoots make a tasty green when cooked. The dried herb can be sprinkled in salads, soups, vegetables, and other foods for a subtle saline flavor.
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Emilia - April 22, 2006, 15:28
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Is this good for low blood or anemia? I saw on a herbal show today that it helps people who are anemic.
ZooScape Moderator - April 24, 2006, 14:19
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Yes. Stinging nettle is rich in iron and, therefore, useful in cases of iron-deficiency anemia. In the 1800s, Ruissians concocted a juice made of nettle herbs to aid chronically ill and anemic people; the high mineral content (including iron) makes nettle useful for other ailments related to mineral deficiency.
It is always important to know the causes of your anemia (dietary, blood loss, etc.) and then make attempts to correct the condition - and only after being thoroughly evaluated and tested by a healthcare practitioner. It might seem like a simple fix, but more iron is not necessarily the smartest way to tackle anemia. There may be a very serious life-threatening condition at the core of it. Blood iron and ferritin levels must be carefully monitored, and a colonoscopy or upper GI scope may also be required.
After an accurate diagnosis has been made, you can supplement your diet with iron-rich, blood-building foods/supplements and avoid any foods damaging or irritating to you.
Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation.
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