Nettle
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Nettle – Urtica dioica
35 g - 100 g - 1 lb
In Northern Saskatchewan, Stinging Nettle is a common plant that can be found in damp, rich soil, in moist woods, and along stream banks. The stinging hairs on the leaves and stems can cause a rash in some people. The young shoots are edible and can be prepared as a vegetable or added to soups.
Nettle has many uses and possible health benefits, including:
- Pain relief: Nettle can help with painful muscles and joints, arthritis, gout, sprains, strains, and tendonitis. You can apply nettle leaf compresses or creams to the affected area.
- Urinary problems: Nettle can help with urinary tract infections and early-stage benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate.
- Allergies: Nettle can help with hay fever and other allergic rhinitis symptoms. It's considered a natural antihistamine that can reduce the histamines your body produces in response to allergens.
- Blood pressure and blood sugar: Nettle may help lower blood pressure and blood sugar. Inflammation: Nettle has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Iron deficiency: Nettle can help with exhaustion caused by iron deficiency during pregnancy or heavy menstrual cycles.
- Breast milk: Nettle may help breastfeeding mothers increase their breast milk production.
- Gout: Nettle can help eliminate excess uric acid and relieve gout symptoms. Kidney health: Nettle can help remove infections and toxins from the body and treat urinary tract infections.
Nettle leaves are also edible and can be used in soups, curries, and other dishes.
Further research into the medicinal uses of Nettle is needed to better understand definitively the plant’s health benefits. There is not enough scientific information available to guarantee safety for pregnant and breastfeeding women.