Saturday, March 18, 2017

Taking The Sting (Bad) Out From You with Stinging Nettle


Frontier Organic Cut & Sifted Nettle, Stinging Leaf, 16 oz (453 g) - View Here

Stinging nettle is an astringent, diuretic, tonic, anodyne, pectoral, rubefacient, styptic, anthelmintic, nutritive, alterative, hemetic, anti-rheumatic, anti-allergenic, anti-lithic/lithotriptic, haemostatic, stimulant, decongestant, herpatic, febrifuge, kidney depurative/nephritic, galactagogue, hypoglycemic, expectorant, anti-spasmodic, and anti-histamine.
- Low-acting nutritive herb that gently cleanses the body of metabolic wastes.
- Has a gentle, stimulating effect on the lymphatic system, enhancing the excretion of wastes through the kidneys.
- Nettle’s iron content makes it a wonderful blood builder, and the presence of vitamin C aids in the iron absorption.
- Promotes the process of protein trans-animation in the liver, effectively utilizing digested proteins, while simultaneously preventing them from being discharged through the body as waste products.
- As a diuretic, stinging nettle increases the secretion and flow of urine.
- It is also anti-lithic and nephridic, breaking down stones in the kidneys and gravel in the bladder.
- Stinging nettle acts similarly to dandelion leaf, promoting the elimination of uric acid from joints with an alkalizing diuretic activity.
- Nettle leaf is useful to correct symptoms of gastrointestinal excess, such as gas, nausea, and mucus colitis.
- Nettle leaves are high in antioxidants with vitamin activities and have high potassium to sodium ratio.
- The stimulating effect of stinging nettle is used as a rinse for the hair. This will regenerate hair growth and restore original hair color.
- Mouthwashes and toothpastes containing nettle can reduce plaque and gingivitis.

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