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Bulk Nettle Leaves (dried, cut and sifted, 3 ounces)

Botanical Name: Urtica dioica

Family: Urticaceae

---Synonyms--- stinging nettle

Folk History and Use

Extracts of nettle have been included in hair tonic for centuries due to its purported ability to stimulate hair growth. Like many bitter herbs, nettle is a blood purifier. Its long list of traditional uses can be summed up in its ability to increase the production of urine, its mild laxative effect and its ability to increase the efficiency of liver and kidney function. Besides these general effects, folk use points to the herb's affinity for treating imbalanced of the mucous membranes. It has traditionally been used to treat asthma, ulcers, bronchitis, jaundice, nephritis, hemorrhoids and spasmodic dysmenorrhea.

Scientists have only studied the sting of nettle leaf but little else. The sting is due to the action of histamine, acetylcholine and serotonin present in the leaf bristles. When taken orally, its action may be much like capsicum. The compounds in nettle irritate the mucous membranes of the digestive system, the membranes then counter the irritation by producing protective mucous. This, in turn, produces sympathetic responses in other mucous membranes of the body. These sympathetic responses would be centered on the reproductive, respiratory and urinary systems of the body, resulting in the long list of folk uses attributed to nettle.

A note of caution should accompany the use of nettle as it has been known to produce allergic reactions in some people.

Typical Daily Usage.

Dried Leaf: 3-6 gm

Extract: 4.5 gm dried leaf, 22 ml alcohol, 23 ml water

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