NETTLE

                       QUALITIES

 A wonderful plant, indeed. It contains vitamins, chlorophyll, nitrogen, iron, calcium, potassium, manganese and many more minerals and  microelements.

ANTIANEMIC: In general body debility.

ANTIDIARRHEAL: Some nettle decoction will stop diarrheas at once.

HAEMOSTATIC: In bleeding, hematuria, tuberculosis.

DIURETIC: It dissolves uric acid and kidney gravel.

ANTIRHEUMATIC: For arthritis, rheumatisms and sciatica.

It helps against epilation.

HOW TO USE

  For nosebleed: Soak a piece of cotton in nettle broth and put it into the bleeding nostril.

   For rheumatisms: Pick up nettles before the sun rises, pound them, fry them in olive oil, strain them and put that oil in a bottle. Use that oil to rub your aching joints. Another painful but very effective method is to rub your aching joints with fresh nettle leaves and then rub them with fresh mallow leaves to relieve the nettle rash.

   For epilation: Combine and boil together leaves and roots from nettle and thyme and rub the hair regularly.

   For mouth ulcer: Boil 1 handful of nettle leaves in 1/2 liter (17 oz) of water and use the broth to gargle and wash your mouth.