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Common nettle (Stinging nettle)
Urtica dioica L. subsp. galeopsifolia
2.37€
Ex Tax: 1.95€
Ex Tax: 1.95€
Stinging nettle (Common nettle) - Urtica dioica.
In Estonia, there are two useful types of nettles most common:Urtica dioica and Urtica urens. Stinging nettle is used in pharmaceuticals, perfumery and cooking. Stinging nettle grows near a person's dwelling, behind vegetable gardens and on wastelands, in floodplains among shrubs and in clearings, in alder forests and humid forests, choosing very fertile lands for themselves. The long rhizome gives life to new shoots, providing stable vegetative reproduction for this species.
In Estonia, there are two useful types of nettles most common:Urtica dioica and Urtica urens. Stinging nettle is used in pharmaceuticals, perfumery and cooking. Stinging nettle grows near a person's dwelling, behind vegetable gardens and on wastelands, in floodplains among shrubs and in clearings, in alder forests and humid forests, choosing very fertile lands for themselves. The long rhizome gives life to new shoots, providing stable vegetative reproduction for this species.
Application and use.
Only a few types of nettle raw materials are used in the food industry and in medicine. The most popular medicine, where, in addition to other components, nettle extract is present is Allahol, which is used as a choleretic and laxative.
Nettle leaves are collected during their flowering period in mittens or gloves. Processed and crushed raw materials are dried for about a month under sheds, in attics or even on a balcony.
Nettle's raw materials are popular in cooking and in cosmetology. Greens are added to soups, cabbage soup and borscht, and fresh leaves are used as a filling in pies and vitamin salads. Nettle decoction is an excellent remedy for hair restoration, and extracts from raw materials are part of all kinds of creams and lotions for body care.
Used as animal feed.
What is nettle useful for and what medicinal properties does it have?
* the plant is rich in its multivitamin composition: ascorbic, pantothenic, formic, coffee, ferulic, P-coumaric acids
* vitamin K
* glycoside urticin - natural pacemaker
* tannins, protein and nitrogenous substances, carotenoids
* Amino acids and other elements necessary for the body.
Thanks to such a bunch of useful properties, nettle infusions improve the functioning of the digestive system, have a choleretic effect, normalize lipid metabolism and lower blood cholesterol levels. The presence of vitamin K gives the plant hemostatic and decongestant properties, and the plant protein lectin has an antitoxic property.
The chlorophyll present in nettle has an immunostimulating effect, helps to heal damaged tissues and enhances hair growth.
Animal studies have shown that infusions of nettle leaves can reduce sugar in diabetics, increase hemoglobin levels, and normalize the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Nettle is used to treat boils and acne, and also as a remedy for rheumatism and gout. As a multivitamin remedy, it is part of many gastric, renal, antianemic and hemostatic preparations.
The healing properties of nettle are indispensable in the treatment of gynecological diseases.
To improve the composition of the blood and normalize the monthly cycle, in addition to the main treatment, different parts of the nettle in dry form and the juice of the plant are used.
Leaf infusion.
1 st. pour a spoonful of dry crushed leaves with 400 ml of water and cook for 10 minutes over low heat. Cool the infusion and filter it. Take 30 ml. 4 times a day for 3 days with heavy menstruation and uterine bleeding.
Tea with mint.
Mix 2 tbsp. spoons of dried nettle and mint leaves, add 3 litres of water and cook for 3 minutes. Ready to insist for about half an hour. Honey can be added to the filtered infusion.
Take 200 ml in the morning and evening for 10-14 days.
Since there is a lot of iron and B vitamins in nettle, taking funds based on it helps to increase the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood, then drinking such tea is indicated for anemia.
Decoction.
1 st. mix a spoonful of nettle leaves with burdock roots and pour 1 cup boiling water.
With the resulting decoction, wipe the heads after washing, lightly rubbing into the skin with baldness and seborrhea.
Being a natural storehouse of vitamins, nettle increases the body's resistance to various bacteria and strengthens the immune system, so it is used to treat skin diseases, heal wounds and promote hair growth.
* Stinging nettle is especially popular with vegetarians as it contains many micro and macro elements (eg iron).
* she is an assistant in procreation, as it promotes conception and the birth of children (the seeded aerial part of the plant helps women become pregnant, and the seeds and roots of nettle are a remedy for combating impotence and male infertility).
* nettle helps the liver to cope with toxins, it is a choleretic, hemostatic agent.
* Infusions and nettle juice accelerate the healing of wounds, ulcers and fistulas, as they stimulate regenerative processes in tissues (powder from dry nettle leaves or napkins soaked in its fresh juice are applied to purulent and weeping wounds).
Contraindications to the use of nettle.
* Nettle preparations are contraindicated in case of individual intolerance and may be incompatible with certain drugs (for example, nettle liquid extract, when taken simultaneously with antidepressants, can lead to depression of the central nervous system).
* nettle preparations are not recommended for patients with varicose veins or thrombophlebitis, as well as those suffering from polyps, cysts and any kind of gynecological tumors.
* It is strictly forbidden to drink even light nettle infusions for pregnant women, as this can cause uterine contractions and miscarriage.
Eng.: Common nettle, Stinging nettle. Bot. syn.: Urtica dioica L. subsp. galeopsifolia.
Dried nettles.
Wash cut young nettle stems under cold water (do not wash with hot water), then dry thoroughly on paper towels, changing them and stirring the nettles as often as possible. Spread the dried nettles in a thin layer (no more than 5 cm) on paper towels or plain white paper and put them in a dark, ventilated place where direct sunlight will not penetrate. Alternatively, you can tie them into bunches and hang them up or dry them in an electric dryer. Store in paper or fabric bags.
If you grind some of the dried nettles into powder and add a little caraway, you will get a wonderful dry soup dressing that can be used as a seasoning for hot dishes, adding 5-10 minutes before cooking. Nettle "seasoning" will improve the taste of dishes and help the body cope with vitamin deficiency. By the way, due to the phytoncides in nettles, dishes with it are stored much longer.
Frozen nettles.
Wash nettle leaves with cold water and dry thoroughly. Particularly large ones can be cut. You can cut everything if you plan to use it for filling or sauces. Place the nettles on a large cutting board or tray, cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer. After complete freezing, take out and arrange in portioned bags, without tamping.
Salted nettles.
Wash and chop young nettle leaves and shoots. Arrange in jars in layers, sprinkling with salt. Store the jars in the refrigerator (salted nettles will quickly spoil in a warm place). Use for preparing first courses.
Nettle - 1 kg, salt - 50 g.
Pickled nettle.
For pickling, take only the upper part of young shoots 5-8 cm long. Rinse the shoots in hot water (precisely hot), pack them quite tightly into a pre-sterilized jar, pour boiling water over them and let stand for 5-8 minutes. Drain the water into a saucepan, add sugar, salt and vinegar. Bring the marinade to a boil and pour it over the nettles. Cover the jar with a lid and pasteurize in a water bath for 5 minutes after boiling. Roll up the jar and put it in the refrigerator for storage.
Nettle - 1 kg, salt - 10-20 g, sugar - 10-20 g, vinegar - to taste.
Nettle with sorrel.
Rinse fresh young leaves and stems of both plants in cold water, cut into pieces of 8-10 cm and put in a saucepan. Pour hot water and boil for 4-5 minutes. Place the hot mixture in jars, cover with lids and sterilize 0.5 l jars for 25 minutes, 1 l jars for 35 minutes. Sorrel can be replaced with spinach.
Nettle - 1 kg, sorrel - 2 kg, water - 1 l.
Nettle salad with egg.
Boil nettle leaves in water for 5 minutes and discard in a sieve. Then chop, season with vinegar, put slices of boiled eggs on top, pour sour cream.
Young nettle - 600 g, egg - 4 pcs., sour cream - 80 g, vinegar and salt - to taste.
Plantain and nettle salad with onion.
Dip plantain and nettle in boiling water for 1 minute, strain, chop and add chopped onion and horseradish. Season with salt and dill, sprinkle with chopped eggs, pour sour cream.
Young plantain leaves - 250 g, nettle - 200 g, onions - 250 g, horseradish - 100 g, eggs - 2 pcs., sour cream - 80 g, vinegar and salt - to taste.
Nettle salad with nuts.
Place washed nettle leaves in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain in a colander, chop, put in a salad bowl, add chopped green onions.
Dilute crushed walnuts in nettle broth, add vinegar, stir and season the nettles in a salad bowl with the resulting mixture. Sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.
Young nettle - 800 g, nettle broth - 50 ml, green onions - 120 g, parsley - 80 g, walnuts - 100 g, vinegar and salt - to taste.
Fried nettles.
Simmer young nettle shoots with butter over the lowest heat for about 10 minutes, add salt, pepper and any herbs for flavor.
Nettles - 500 g, butter - 2-3 tbsp., salt, ground red pepper and spices (garlic, dill, etc.) - to taste.
Soup with young nettles.
Boil the nettles in salted water, strain, and rub. Cool half a glass of nettle broth, boil the rest. Dissolve flour in the cooled broth and pour it in a thin stream, stirring constantly, into the boiling broth. When the broth boils and thickens, combine with the mashed nettles, add sour cream with yolk, butter, herbs, salt and heat without boiling.
Water - 1 l, nettle - 800 g, flour - 3 tsp, sour cream - 0.5 cup, butter - 1 tbsp, chopped dill and parsley - 0.5 cup, yolk of one egg.
Fruit smoothie with nettle.
Cut the apple (do not peel it) and put it in a blender together with the chopped banana. Add lemon juice, nettle leaves and pour in purified water. Bring the mixture to a puree state, pour the smoothie into glasses and serve immediately.
Tops of young nettle shoots - 2-3 pcs., apple - 1 pc., banana - 1 pc., juice of half a lemon, water - 50 ml.
Tincture of dried nettle on vodka.
Place the chopped dried nettle in a glass container, pour in vodka, cover with gauze. Then strain.
Vodka - 1 l, dried nettle - 200 g.
