🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] # Nettle (Urtica dioica) [^1] Parts Used: Leaves, seeds, and roots. Nettle aids the [[Endocrine System]] and Reproductive System and is a vitamin supplement better than most vitamin pills, being high in: - [[💡 Iron]] - [[💡 Calcium]] - [[💡 Potassium]] - [[Silicon]] - [[💡 Magnesium]] - [[Manganese]] - [[💡 Zinc]] - [[Chromium]] - Many other vitamins and minerals. ## Uses - Liver problems - Allergies - Hay Fever - Calms and soothes the [[💡 Nervous System]] - [[💡 Stress]] and [[💡 Anxiety]] - [[Prostatitis]] - Benefits digestive, reproductive, and urinary systems. ## Using Nettle - Combine with [[🌿 Lemon Balm]], [[🌿 Oats]], and [[🌿 Chamomile]] - [[💡 Tea]] - [[💡 Tinctures]] - [[💡 Capsules]] - For [[💡 Fatigue]] and sexual dysfunction, blend with green milky [[🌿 Oats]] and [[Raspberry]] leaf. - Greens can be steamed and served as a green or used in place of spincach in recipes. - Steam it with [[Feta Cheese]] and olive oil. > [!Warning] > If you're going to eat Nettle, make sure it's thoroughly cooked to avoid being pricked while eating it. ## Related - [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]] - [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]]