Botanical Name – Urtica dioica

Family: Urticaceae

Energetics: cool, dry, tonifying

Taste: earthy, salty, umami

Parts used: leaves, roots, seeds

Affinities: kidneys and adrenals

Actions: diuretic, nutritive, alterative, adaptogen (seeds)

Preparations: tea, tincture, food

Cautions: Generally regarded as safe for all ages. Be aware it is a very drying herb. Consult a clinical herbalist before taking medicinal doses of nettle. Normal tea amounts or cooking with nettle is very safe.

Therapeutic Uses:

• Nettle is a very nutritive herb and is a great addition to most meals as it will boost the overall nutrition value. Drinking a long infusion tea is also excellent but be aware of its extreme drying nature. 
• As a diuretic, nettle will help flush out waste in the body, especially the kidneys. Due to its high nutritional content, however, it will add more vitamins and minerals than it removes unlike most prescription diuretics.
• Very high in iron, nettle is helpful with anemia, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and other iron deficiency symptoms.
• In BPH, nettle helps empty the bladder more fully thus decreasing the feeling of having to pee constantly. It helps relieve those feelings of having to go to the bathroom about a million times throughout the night as well.
• Nettle leaf tea can help alleviate seasonal allergy symptoms.

**This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any illness or disease. It is for educational purposes only.