| Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) In a radio program a physician once pointed out that the Stinging Nettle is one of our most valuable medicinal herbs. Mankind does not realise how valuable it is or it would plant Stinging Nettles (common name is Greater Nettle) only. Everything of the Nettle, stems, leaves, flowers and roots, has medicinal properties. In ancient times it was already highly esteemed. Albrecht Duere painted an angel who flies heavenwards with Stinging Nettles in his hands. The Swiss herbalist Abbé Kuenzle points out in his writings that the Nettle would have been wiped out long ago were it not for its stings. Insects and animals would have eaten it away. I once told a mother of 7 children, who since the last birth had suffered from eczema and headaches, to drink Nettle tea. In a short time she was free from the eczema and the headaches too. Stinging Nettle is our best blood cleansing and blood building herb. Since it has a good influence over the pancreas, it assists in lowering the blood sugar. It remedies disorders and inflammation of the urinary passage and supression of urine. It stimulates the movements of the bowel and is therefore recommended as a spring course of treatment. Stinging Nettle tea is drunk over a 4 week period, is used for gallbladder, liver and spleen disorders, even for a tumour in the spleen, for stomach cramps and ulcers, ulcers in the intestines, congestion of the lungs or stomach and lung disorders. Do not boil the tea, it would destroy valuable substances. Drink 1 cup a day all year round as a prophylactic. It is also beneficial for viral diseases and bacterial excretions. Also great for fatigue and exhaustion as it has an iron content. As a blood builder it is beneficial for anaemia, chlorosis and other blood disorders. Together with other herbs the Stinging Nettle is successfully employed in leukaemia. People who suffer from allergies (including hay fever) should drink Stinging Nettle tea for a while. Stinging Nettle also helps in cases of gout and rheumatism, as well as sciatica. For vascular constrictions, Stinging Nettle is most beneficial. Many a person could have saved himself an amputation of the leg by taking Stinging Nettle foot baths in time. Every cramp, no matter where, means a faulty circulation. Also recommended for coronary artery constriction. Washing and bathing with a decoction of Stinging Nettle is recommended. An elderly woman, who suffered from cancerous growths in her stomach, drank Stinging Nettle tea. The growths dissappeared. Never could a malignant growth form, if we not only valued the Stinging Nettle, but drank it as a tea in regular intervals. Another good advice: Start today with a Stinging Nettle course of treatment. The dried herb can be bought at a herbal chemist. The Stinging Nettle, growing wild, can be picked in spring. The more freshly picked it is used, the greater are its medicinal properties. For the winter supply the Stinging Nettles gathered in May are best. Be pleased to be able to do something positive for your health. Directions Infusion: 1 heaped teaspoon per 1/4 litre of boiling water, infused for a short time. Tincture: The roots, dug up in spring or autumn, are cleaned with a brush, chopped and placed in a bottle up to te neck. 38% to 40 % rye whisky or vodka is poured over it and the bottle is left to stand in a warm place for 14 days. Foot Bath: 1 heaped handful of well washed roots and 1 heaped double handful of Stinging Nettle (stems and leaves) are soaked in 5 litres of cold water overnight. The next day this is brought to the boil and used 2 or 3 times.
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4 to 5 double handfuls of freshly picked or dried Stinging Nettle are placed in a 5 litre pot and slowly brought to the boil and infused for 5 minutes. If Stinging Nettle roots are used, 1 heaped handful is soaked in cold water, brought to the boil the next day and infused for 10 minutes. Curd soap should be used with it. From the Book Health Through God's Pharmacy Maria Treben (Advice and experiences with medicinal herbs) | 
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