Broth of nettle

Nettle is an unpretentious perennial plant that can be found everywhere, from its own garden to the city park.

In Latin, the name of this plant means "burning".

The wonderful properties of this herb were also mentioned by Avicenna, who mentioned it in the Canon of Medicine, considering nettles as an excellent hemostatic.

This property attracted the attention of doctors to this plant, and already from the beginning of the 16th century, nettle decoction has become ubiquitous for use in uterine, intestinal and pulmonary hemorrhages.

However, in the 20th century, for some unknown reason, the nettle began to be forgotten as a medicinal plant, and only during the Great Patriotic War, when the hemostatic drugs were particularly relevant, they remembered it again. Scientists were able to create a liquid extract - a decoction of nettles, which served a great service in hospitals and infirmaries.

For medical purposes, almost all parts of the plant are used - leaves, rhizomes, seeds, which are collected from late May to early August. In fresh leaves, from which the broth of nettle is prepared, large quantities contain formic, succinic, gallic and oxalic acids, as well as mineral salts, iron, many vitamins, carotenoids, essential oil, sitosterol, etc. It is these compounds that are responsible for the high anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anemic, hemostatic and diuretic properties of the plant.

Rhizomes of nettle - a great remedy for chronic cough, you just have to chop them and boil them in sweet water. Take this drug several times a day.

Decoction of nettle cures inflammation and diseases of the genitourinary system, spleen, liver, biliary diseases. As a rule, it is prescribed to those who have high blood sugar. This plant has a slight laxative effect on the human body, so it is especially useful for those to whom the doctor prescribed diuretics.

The people use nettles as an anesthetic, which helps even with the most severe pain.

Tea or a decoction of nettle perfectly helps with bacterial infections and viruses: it is enough just to brew fresh or dried leaves of this herb in boiling water and drink throughout the day.

In some European countries, the infusion of nettle is considered an excellent means for washing hair. The recipe for this natural soap is very simple: 500 grams of leaves are poured into 500 ml of vinegar and water, cooked and filtered for half an hour.

Folk healers say that the periodic rubbing of nettles in the scalp and hair makes the curls healthier, thicker, and also promotes the regeneration of the hairline, prevents increased sebum, the appearance of dandruff and hair loss.

Not bad infusion of nettle from time to time rinse your mouth - this protects the mouth and teeth from infection.

Many women, when approaching menstruation, experience discomfort, unpleasant sensations, considering this condition to be natural. In many respects they are right - this is the lot of the whole female, however, nettle helps to relieve these unpleasant sensations, which, among other things, also reduces bleeding.

The decoction of nettle with the monthly has long been the most popular of the folk remedies. If a woman has profuse menstruation or any other bleeding, then you need to take a liquid extract or nettle juice, which narrow the blood vessels, tone the muscles of the uterus.

If regularly, at least a few weeks, take a liquid extract of nettle, then in addition to the hemostatic effect, the monthly cycle will be normalized.

Nettle is prescribed as an auxiliary remedy for uterine fibroids.

However, like all other medicinal plants, nettle has its own contraindications: it can not be used by people who have high blood coagulability.