Description
Other Names:
Urticaceae (family) / Bigstring Nettle / Common Nettle / Common Stinging Nettle / Gerrais / Greater Nettle / Isirgan / Kazink / Nabat Al Nar / Ortiga Mayor / Stinging Nettle / Devils Leaf / Ortie / Urtiga
Botanical Description:
- A perennial plant found all over the world.
- In the US it grows in waste places and gardens and along roadsides, fences, and walls in the states northward from Colorado, Missouri, and South Carolina.
- The square, bristly stem grows from 2 to 7 feet high and bears opposite, cordate, deeply serrate, pointed leaves which are downy underneath.
- The small, greenish flowers grow in axillary clusters from July to September.
Part of Plant Used:
- Leaves
- Stems
- Roots
- Young shoots
Main Uses:
Nutritionally beneficial “cleansing” herb to ease itchy, irritated skin, eczema and psoriasis.
It is also helpful for painful joints and muscles.
It contains biologically active compounds that reduce inflammation.
Dr. Andrew Wiel M.D. author of Natural Health/ Natural Medicine says he knows of nothing more effective than nettle for allergy relief. And his statement is backed up by studies at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
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