Effect:
Skin-irritating, blood-purifying, hematopoietic, hemostatic, metabolism-promoting, anti-diarrheal, anti-hypertensive, expectorant, diuretic, strengthening, cholesterol-lowering, hair growth-promoting
Areas of application:
for blood purification, for anemia, iron deficiency, as a vitalizing agent for the liver, pancreas, stomach and intestinal problems, bile, for the prevention of kidney diseases, urinary tract infections, prostate enlargement, gout, rheumatism, stimulating blood circulation, menstrual problems, excessive menstrual bleeding, chills, jaundice, hemorrhoids, forgetfulness , memory impairment, cough, pain, kidney and bladder stones, allergies, arthritis, inflammation, painful joints, eczema, skin inflammation, burnt skin, sunburn, insect bites, wounds, skin irritation, sprains, cramps, tendonitis, sciatica, nerve pain
Plant parts used:
Leaves, seeds, roots
Collection time:
young leaves from March to October,
root from spring to autumn,
Seeds in early fall
To find:
Anywhere near human habitation, on fences, rubble sites, wastelands and ditch edges
Ingredients:
Silica, tannins, histamine, formic acid, acetic acid, caffeic acids, magnesium, iron, potassium, silicon, sodium, chlorophylls, carotenoids, vitamin B, hormones, enzymes, lignans
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: 2 heaped teaspoons of root or leaves (half the amount for dry plants) are added to 1 cup of boiling water and allowed to boil for 5 minutes. Then strain. 2 cups of tea per day for 3 weeks are sufficient for a cure.
The nettle grows as an annual or perennial plant and is between 90 and 300 cm high. The leaves are usually oval or heart-shaped. The soft green leaves are 2.5 to 10 cm long and arranged oppositely on a square, upright stem. The leaves have a serrated edge and a heart-shaped base. Both the leaves and the stems are heavily hairy, with many stinging but also non-stinging hairs. Numerous flowers appear in dense clusters from June to September. They are greenish or brownish and grow in branched clumps. Male and female flowers grow on separate plants or branches.
🛑 When should nettle not be taken? If hypersensitivity is known, neither the seeds, the extract nor the nettle itself should be consumed. If you have diabetes, liver, kidney or heart diseases, you should consult your doctor beforehand. Even if you are pregnant, you should definitely consult a gynecologist before taking it.
The leaves can be eaten in the kitchen; when cooked, they taste like mild spinach. They are eaten before they bloom. The seeds are just as edible as the leaves.
For a juice treatment you need a lot of nettle herb and it can only be stored for 2 days, so it is better to buy the juice in the pharmacy or online. If you still want to try it, you need a juicer or a blender to put the herb in and then press the pulp through a linen cloth. The juice is then created from this.
For a juice treatment: 1st to 3rd day 3 tablespoons, 4th to 6th day 4 tablespoons, 7th day 5 tablespoons, 8th day and 9th day 5 tablespoons, 10th to 12th day 5 tablespoons, 13th to 15th Day 6 tablespoons, Day 16 to 18 7 tablespoons, Day 19 to 21 8 tablespoons, Day 22 to 24 9 tablespoons, Day 25 to 27 10 tablespoons
The juice should not be drunk pure, but mixed with water, tea or sour milk.
There are so many myths about the nettle that I can't even name them all. They all involve protection from the evil ones or lightning strikes, etc. The fact is that it can have an incredible impact. Like no other plant, it heals the soil by converting too much nitrogen and uses its long, creeping roots to prepare humus for future generations.
As an anti-demonic agent, the nettle is used in stable magic, as a lightning and thunder plant, as an aphrodisiac, as an oracle plant and as a cult food. Stinging nettle and yarrow held in the hand help against all devilish temptations.
A nettle cure really revitalizes your spirits. The treatment is particularly effective if you use fresh plant juice. This juice tastes like metal because of its high iron content, but it stimulates all body functions with its important vital substances.
Stinging nettle is an iron smuggler plant.
Hildegard von Bingen: A person who is forgetful against his will should take the burning nettle and pound it into a paste, add some oil to it and, when he goes to sleep, rub his chest and temples vigorously with it. Do this repeatedly and his forgetfulness will decrease. The sharp heat of the burning nettle and the warmth of the tree oil stimulate the contracted vessels, which make them sleep a little while awake.