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Nettle Herb |
Stinging Nettle |
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Aerial Part
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Also Known As:
Common Nettle,
Great Stinging Nettle, Nettle, Nettles, Ortie, Small Nettle,
Urtica, Urticae herba et folium.
Urtica dioica;
Urtica urens; and hybrid species. |
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Family: Urticaceae.
CAUTION: See
separate listings for Stinging Nettle root and White Dead Nettle
Flower.
Properties: Sweet,
Salty, Astringent, Cool Dry
Meridiens: Liver,
Spleen Bladder, Chong, Ren
Functions:
- liver yin deficiency – nourish
liver blood, relieve fatigue
- regulates metabolism by
regulating Adrenal and thyroid glands
- lung phlegm dampness –
promotes expectoration, relieves cough, stops wheezing,
ameliorates allergies.
- dries dampness, warms cold,
stops discharge, arrests bleeding
- clears damp heat in bladder,
reduces infections
- promotes detoxification,
relieves toxicosis, clears eczema
- kidney Qi stagnation – reduces
tumors and stones.
- promotes urination, drains
fluids due to liver and kidney fluid congestion.
Most effective when
preparation is made with whole plant and is freshly juiced.
Also Used For:
Orally, stinging
nettle above ground parts are used for allergies, allergic rhinitis,
and musculoskeletal aches and pains such as osteoarthritis. It is
also used orally in conjunction with copious fluid intake in
so-called "irrigation therapy" for urinary tract infections (UTI),
and urinary tract inflammation, and kidney stones (nephrolithiasis).
People also use stinging nettle for internal bleeding, including
uterine bleeding, epistaxis, and melena; anemia; poor circulation;
splenomegaly; diabetes and other endocrine disorders; gastric
hyperacidity; biliary complaints; diarrhea and dysentery; asthma;
pulmonary congestion; rash and eczema; cancer; prevention of signs
of aging; blood purification; wound-healing; and as a general tonic.
Topically, stinging
nettle above ground parts are used for musculoskeletal aches and
pains, scalp seborrhea and oily hair, and hair loss (alopecia).
In foods, young
stinging nettle is eaten as a cooked vegetable.
In manufacturing,
stinging nettle extract is used as an ingredient in hair and skin
products.
Nettle Root –
Stinging Nettle Root
Used For:
Orally, stinging
nettle root is used for urination disorders associated with benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), including nocturia, frequency, dysuria,
urinary retention, and irritable bladder.
In folk medicine,
stinging nettle root is used for joint ailments, as a diuretic, and
an astringent.
