| Stinging nettle is a very valuable plant, used for food, medicine and fiber. King’s American Dispensatory gives specific indications of chronic diarrhea and mucous colitis, as well as chronic eczema. Recent uses include freeze-dried nettle leaf for allergies, in particular, hay fever; and the root for prostate enlargement. Because nettle is high in vitamins and minerals, it has long been used as a nutritive green- as a tonic in the spring and also to prevent scurvy. Fresh nettle juice is hemostatic and has been used for nosebleed and excessive uterine bleeding. Weiss’ Herbal Medicine recommends nettle or nettle juice for gout; research has shown nettle increases uric acid excretion by the kidneys. Even the stings of the nettle plant can be used externally as a counterirritant for arthritis and neuritis. King’s reports the nettle sting may have use in cases of paralysis. The plant has also been used as a dye and the fibers from the mature stalks make a strong thread for weaving or for cor dage or rope. |
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| specifications︰ | Nettle Extract 4:1
Nettle Extract 10:1
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| Application︰ | Dried nettle or nettle extract is widely used as a nourishing tonic for pregnant women, however the fresh nettle has uterine stimulant action and is contraindicated in pregnancy.
May help increase milk production in lactating women |
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