Albrecht Duerer (1471-1528) painted an angel who flies heavenwards with stinging nettles in his hands. Nettles are one of the most widely applicable plants we have. Stinging Nettle is found in temperate climates around the world. Both the leaves are used in herbal medicine. Leaves and roots are used in supportive treatment of rheumatic complaints. And inflammation of urinary tract and the prevention and treatment of kidney gravel.
Drier root or root extracts are used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Leaves are rich in minerals and vitamins and have been used as nutritional supplement from ancient times to the present. Nettle has been used for treating tuberculosis, coughs, arthritis and as a hair tonic. Nettles strengthens and support the whole body. They are a specific in cases of childhood eczema and beneficial in all of the varieties of this condition, especially in nervous eczema.
Since the cause pf eczema often lies internally; it has to be treated internally with blood cleansing herbs. Stinging nettle is our best blood cleansing and blood building herb. Nettle has a good influence over the pancreas.it assist in lowering the blood sugar.
As an astringent they may be used in nosebleeds or to relieve symptoms wherever there is hemorrhage in the body; for example, in uterine hemorrhages.
Nettle remedies disorders and inflammation of the urinary passage and suppression of urine. Nettle tea / tincture is also beneficial for viral disease and bacterial excretions from a certain age on / as we get older, there are symptoms of exhaustion and fatigue, one feels less efficient, because the body has less iron. The stinging nettle with its iron content is used with great success, after a period of use, energy, vitality, and bodily well-being is experienced. As a blood builder it is beneficial for anemia, green sickness, menstrual disorders, chlorosis and other blood disorders. People who suffer from allergies (including hay fever) should drink Nettle for a while. Nettle is anti-inflammatory, especially for allergic reactions of the skin. Stinging nettle has been used with great success with people who suffer from headaches, by drinking (1-2 cups per day for a week or 2)
Nettle leaf taken before a meal is very effective for people with food sensitivities. Nettle root extracts / tinctures taken as a health treatment takes the inflammation out of allergic reactions and lupus. Stinging nettle root keeps testosterone which contributes to sexual desire in both men and women
In an active form. The advantage of nettle root over other treatments for diminished sex drive is that while maintains testosterone in a form that energizes the libido, it prevents benign prostate enlargement.
Nettle leaf speeds healing of rashes, especially those caused by reactions to shellfish.
Stinging nettle helps to increase milk – production in nursing mothers. Stinging nettle qualifies s a traditional medicine
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