Nettle.Stinging nettle,Nettle leaf,Nettle root,Common Stinging Nettle?Therapeutics and Pharmacology,Historical or traditional use of Nettle.

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Actions and Indications of Nettle.Urtica dioica L.,Urticae radix.

Nettle Extract INCI Name Urtica Dioica Extract EINECS ELINCS No 281-685-5 CAS 84012-40-8 Urticae radix Extracts Nettle Root Extract photo picture image Nettle has a long history of medical use. The Romans used to rub the leaves on their bodies to restore circulation to limbs numbed by the British winters. Nettle also contains vitamin C and iron, and increases the absorption of the latter. This makes it useful in cases of iron deficiency related illnesses according to research.

 Studies show that nettle is a circulatory stimulant, helps prevent haemorrhaging and can be used in treating nose bleeds. Nettle is also been known to mildly lower blood sugar levels. Nettle tea offers great relief to hayfever symptoms. This is probably due to the nettles antihistamine qualities. There are numerous other uses.

 Actions:reduces allergies,cleanses blood,reduces inflammtion,relieves pain,stops hair loss,increases urination,stops bleeding,dilates blood vessels,lowers blood pressure,heals wounds, mild diuretic, astringent, tonic, haemostatic, dermatological agent;stimulates digestion,aids lactation,promotes menstruation,kills germs,lowers body temperature,extracts are reported to have hypoglycaemic properties.

 Indications: rheumatic conditions, uterine haemorrhage, cutaneous eruptions, infantile and psychogenic eczema, epistaxis, melaena. Specifically indicated in nervous eczema. The root is indicated in the symptomatic treatment of micturition disorders such as nocturia, pollakisuria, dysuria and urine retention and in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

 Applications of Nettle:

 Aerial Parts Application:

 Infusion-Take to stimulate the circulation and to cleanse the system in arthritis, rheumatism, gout, and eczema. Also increases milk flow in nursing mothers. The fresh shoots make a revitalizing spring tonic.
 Tincture-Used in combinations for arthritic disorders, skin problems, and heavy uterine bleeding.
 Compress-Soak a pad in the tincture, and apply to painful arthritic joints, gout, neuralgia, sprains, tendinitis, and sciatica.
 Ointment-Apply to hemorrhoids.
 Wash- Apply to burns, insect bites, and wounds.
 Juice- Liquidize the whole fresh plant to make a good tonic for debilitated conditions and anemia, and to soothe nettle stings. Prescribed for cardiac insufficiency with edema.
 Powder- The powdered leaves are inhaled as snuff for nosebleeds.
 Nettle oil preceded paraffin and the plants juice was used to curdle milk and help to make cheese!

 Root Application:
 Hair Rinse- Use the decoction as a rinse for dandruff, falling hair, and as a general conditioner.
 Nettle Extract INCI Name Urtica Dioica Extract EINECS ELINCS No 281-685-5 CAS 84012-40-8 Urticae radix Extracts Nettle Root Extract photo picture image

 Medicinal virtues:

 The roots or leaves, or the juice of them, boiled and made into an electuary with honey and sugar, is a safe and sure medicine to open the passages of the lungs, which is the cause of wheezing and shortness of the breath. It helps to expectorate phlegm and to raise the imposthumed pleurisy. As a gargle it helps the swelling of the mouth and throat.

 A decoction of the leaves provokes the courses and urine and.expels gravel and stone. It kills worms in children, eases pain in the sides and dissolves wind in the spleen.

 The seed taken as a drink is remedy against the bites of dogs and the poisonous qualities of Hemlock, Henbane, Nightshade and Mandrake. The bruised seed or leaves put into the nostrils takes away the polypus. The juice of the leaves or a decoction of the root is used as a wash for fistulas and gangrenes and for corroding scabs or itch.

 Excellent Horse Fodder:

 Nettle are one of the best herbs to use as supplements for young horses,as a fairly strong stimulant, getting the circulatory system going and good for horses competing in strenous activities. It is also a good source of vitamin C and a rich source of sodium and iron - two more of the minerals a horse needs to stay healthy. In the herd, there are three groups of horses who are in particular need of the strength- and health-giving properties of natural herbs. One is pregnant mares; another is elderly horses. The third group is that of young horses, who are growing quickly and forming new bone and tissue all the time. They need more energy, because they are so much more active in learning about everything around them. And they are also more vulnerable to disease and illness, since a weakly foal has fewer defences against attack.

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last edit date:22th,May.2009.