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Botanical Name: Urtica dioica
Source: Organic
Origin: Aust / Egypt
Nettles are used for:
Blood Conditions
- anemia
- blood in the urine
- hemorrhages or blood loss
- hemorrhages of the uterus
- hemorrhoids
Cardiovascular Conditions
- high blood pressure
- improves circulation
Female Conditions
- excessive menstrual flow
- menstrual difficulties
- premenstrual syndrome
- promotes milk flow in nursing mothers
- support during pregnancy
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- diarrhea
- stimulates the digestive system
Genitourinary Tract System Conditions
- gout
- improves kidney function
- urinary tract problems
Glandular Conditions
- stimulates the pancreas in the control of blood sugar levels
Inflammatory Conditions
- reduces susceptibility to rheumatic complaints
- rheumatism
Liver Conditions
Male Conditions
- enlarged prostate (often combined with Saw Palmetto and Willow Herb)
Metabolic Conditions
Respiratory System Conditions
- asthma
- clears breasts and lungs of all mucous
- coughs
- hay fever and allergies
- prevents colds
- shortness of breath
Skin Conditions
- eczema
- nettle rash
- psoriasis
Other
- edema
- fatigue
- muscular pains
- restores vitality
- scurvy
Externally: Nettles is used in infusion form
- applied to burns (cloths soaked in extract)
- applied to the scalp (diluted) for loss of hair to stimulate hair growth
- as a hair rinse to treat dandruff, combined with Rosemary
- for circulation to the scalp
It is used is used as a compress to treat:
Other Uses:
- curdles milk (substitute for rennet in cheese making in Judea)
- dye, green
- dye, yellow (if boiled with Alum)
- hair shampoo and tonic
- in soil testing its presence usually indicates a soil rich in nitrogen
- Nettle Beer
- nutritional salad from young shoots or leaves
- poultry feed (mixed with feed increases egg production)
- stock feed (seed mixed with feed gives animals' coats a glossy sheen)
- textile fiber (similar to hemp and flax)
Action:
- antiscorbutic [a source of Vitamin C for curing or preventing scurvy]
- astringent [an agent that contracts organic tissue, reducing secretions or discharges]
- diuretic [an agent that increases the secretion and expulsion of urine]
- galactagogue [an agent that encourages or increases the secretion of milk]
- hemostatic [an agent that stops bleeding]
- rubefacient [a gentle local irritant that produces blisters, inflammation and reddening of the skin]
- tonic [an agent that strengthens or invigorates organs or the entire organism]
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