Why is nettle useful?

Many of us do not even guess what nettle is good for. People prefer to bypass this wild plant side because of its stinging properties. But nature has awarded nettles with a rich mineral and vitamin composition.

Useful properties of nettle

Nettle plant in height can reach 2 meters. Most often there are such species of this plant as dioecious and burning. They are considered medicinal nettles and even described in medical books.

The curative nettle contains:

• aluminum;
• carotene;
• vitamin K;
• phytoncides;
• organic acids;
• calcium;
• sulfur;
• potassium;
• vitamins of group E, B and C;
• copper;
• manganese;
• iron;
• barium.

In medicine, the leaves and the root of the nettle are usually used, they help to fill the supply of nutrients and cope with many diseases. For a longer period of storage, they are dried. But for the preparation of juice only young stems and fresh leaves are needed. The benefits of young nettles are undeniable, because in its composition the concentration of minerals and vitamins is higher.

1. Nettle tea will help people with diseases of the urolithic system and joints, and the juice of this wild plant improves digestion and enhances metabolism, and also reduces the body's content of slags.
2. Infusion of nettle is recommended for anemia, mild involution, gout, stomach disease and diabetes. It is used as a diuretic, multivitamin and antimalarial. Nettle with bleeding is irreplaceable: it has an anti-inflammatory effect and increases blood coagulability.
3. Nettle broth is useful in that it is perfectly suitable for the treatment of various skin diseases, including purulent ulcers.
4. Burdock oil with nettle is an excellent natural remedy for healthy hair .

The use of medicinal nettle

Nettles can be collected on their own, washed, doused with boiling water and used as infusions, teas and decoctions. And you can buy in the pharmacy her dried leaves and stems or tincture.

Freshly cut or dried medicinal nettle at home can be prepared:

1. Infusion - 2 tablespoons of raw material pour 200 ml of hot water, simmer for 15 minutes in a water bath, cool.
2. Tea - 2 tbsp. spoons of flowers, herbs and leaves pour 1 tbsp. hot water. After 15 minutes you can take. To improve the taste, it can be brewed with the addition of melissa, oregano, mint, berries or dried fruit.
3. Tincture - fill the bottle with leaves, pour alcohol, close tightly and leave for 14 days in the sun.
4. Broth - 1 tbsp. Spoon the leaves with 200 ml of water, bring to a boil and leave for 1 hour, drain.

With a chronic cough, you need to cut the roots of the curative nettle finely and boil them in sugar syrup. This means take 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day.

To strengthen hair bulbs, an infusion of 100 g of crushed nettle leaves is suitable. They need to pour 500 ml of vinegar and 500 ml of water, cook for 25-30 minutes, and then strain. This infusion is washed with hair and rubbed into the roots.

To increase lactation, you can prepare a decoction from equal parts of leaves of nettle, sweet clover, fennel and anise. It is necessary to pour 2 cups of water 20-30 g of the mixture, bring to a boil, strain and take 100 ml in the morning and evening.

The Benefits and Harms of Nettle

Any plant, including nettle, can have certain contraindications. In other words, it can harm the body. Do not recommend using nettles to people with:

• varicose veins;
• atherosclerosis ;
• high blood pressure;
• heart failure.

Also, do not take medications from the nettle during pregnancy.