Nettle Non-Alcoholic
Extract Two Drops in Warm Water
Following Each Meal.
Nettle, Highly Alkaline
Urtica dioica
true nettle
stinging nettle
Nettle Leaf
Nettle leaf (1000 mg daily) suppresses the inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha response and in this way might be useful for kidney health. Alkalinity helps maintain kidney health. True nettle also stings. Nettle juice enjoyed daily could be useful as a strong anti-inflammatory, thus leading to decrease in kidney cyst size. Some have tried dock leaf for the sting. It didn't work for me. Perhaps I used the wrong type? Another said to try the sap as an antidote for the sting.
This same person wrote that he uses nettle as compost with water to water his other plants and this prevents insects from attacking these nettle compost watered plants. This is so interesting.
Urtica Dioica Juice
The juice of nettle or Urtica dioica might be helpful in preventing inflammation according to one medical article below.
Nettle Non-alcoholic Extract in Water for Alkalinity
Organic non-alcoholic nettle extract eliminates uric acid and is a very effective alkalizer. Caution this is high in potassium.
Studies in Europe have shown how nettle increased urine flow and reduced residual urine. Try two (2) drops in a cup of warmed water and drinking this following each meal. This gives an extra boost of alkalinity when most needed. Nettle is high in potassium [unless one is potassium restricted] an excellent food to eat, and a drink to have. Nettle root affects hormones and proteins that carry sex hormones (such as testosterone or estrogen); this may explain why it helps benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
Purple Deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
red deadnettle
purple archangel
velikdenche
Though superficially similar to species of Urtica (true nettles) in appearance, it is not related nor does not sting, hence the name deadnettle. Why eat it? The little pink flowers taste like nectar. The remainder of the plant is high in antioxidants, some mix it in smoothies. Purple deadnettle grows alongside Henbit. The stalked leaves of Purple Deadnettle are on the flower stem, compared to the unstalked leaves of Henbit Deadnettle.
Henbit
It is often found alongside Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule), which is easily mistaken for it since they both have similar looking leaves and similar bright purple flowers. Henbit Deadnettle can be eaten. The leaves, stem, and flowers of the plant are edible and have a slightly sweet and peppery flavor. Henbit deadnettle can be eaten raw or cooked.
