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Here is some information about the herb stinging nettle. We also have other resourses for use by our visitors. A complete list of the rescourses is given here.

About stinging nettle and its usefulness agsinst rheumatism and other conditions

Stinging needle, Urtica dioica, is generally regarded as an annoying and ugly weed, but as an ingredients in dishes it is an extremely well-tasting vegetable and it is good for your health in many ways.

The plant is to be found in nearly the whole northern hemisphaere and has been introduced by people also in south america.


Stinging nettle is a herb that shoots new spouts every year from the inferior parts of the stalks (the rizomes) or from the root that stay alive during winter time, and new sprouts grow up as soon as the snow and frost has dissapared from the ground. The plant likes soil rich in nourishment like phosphate and nitrate and wet soil. It often grows where people have abandoned organic vaste.

There are many variants of the herb, usually classified as sub-species:

Urtica. dioica dioica (European stinging nettle). Europe, Asia, northern Africa.
Urtica. dioica afghanica. Southwestern and central Asia. (Gazaneh in Iran)
Urtica. dioica gansuensis. Eastern Asia (China).
Urtica. dioica gracilis (Ait.) Selander (American stinging nettle). North America.
Urtica. dioica holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne (hairy nettle). North America.

Stinging nettle is perhaps one of the most hated weeds that people generally remove from their environment as soon as it geows up in the springtime. Instead you should harvest it and use it as a vegetable in your dishes and as a valuable remedy fro your health.

 

How to gather and prepare stinging nettle for use

The young sprouts coming up in the spring are best for cooking and medical use.

However, the tops of older stalks can possibly also be used, and you can possibly use the leaves of older stalks. However, some people advice not to use stinging nettle after it has entered the flowering stage because it then is said to contain ingredients that irritate the urinary system.

When harvesting stinging nettle, you should wear gloves on your hands and cut the stalks by scissors.You can also grip around a stalk and bull the leavs off by mooving your hands uppwards.

Before use you should flush the harvested material to remove sand and soil. It is then useful to cut it up in smaller parts. Then you cook your harvest. When cooked, the plant do not sting eny more. Youngsprouts need just a short kooking time, older parts have to be cooked somewhat longer. Do not throw away the water after cooking, since it contain a lot of valuable nutrients and a lot og good taste. Drink it or use it in your dishes.

The ready cooked harvest can then be used as a vegetable together with any other dish.You can also use stinging nettle as an ingredient in your soups, just as any other vegetable.

For medical uses, juice from the cooking of the herb, from pressing or extracts can be used. The plant can also be frozen down or dried for later use.

 

Nutrients found in stinging nettle

Stinging netle is rich in calcium, potassium, manganese and iron, and have agenerally high content of minerals. In fresh form it has a high content of vitamine K, A, C and D. The plant is also rich in fibre.



Health effects of stinging nettle

Stinging nettle helps the kidney to eork better and promotes urine production. It may therefore also help against fluid retension in the body and thereby help for symptoms of heart insufficience.

Stinging nettle promotes milk production.

The plant has an anti-inflammatory effect and is useful against diseases where inflammation is a major component, like rheumatism, arthritis, hey fever, eczema and pain conditions.

Stinging nettle has strong effects against the symptoms of prostate hyperplacia.

Extract or juice from nettle is good against bleeding due to the content of vitamin K. Dried nettle has lost this content and in dry condition the herb is good as blood thinner. The herb is good against anemia and as a blood rinser.

A top with flowers and leaves of stinging nettle - Urtica Dioica

About vitamin K

Vitamin K is a group of 2 natural substances and many cynhetic variants. One of the natural substances, K1 or phylloquinone are found in green plants and vegetables. The other , K2 or menaquinone, is produced by bacteria in the intestines.

The molecule of the substances consist of a double aromatic rings of which one of the rings has oppositely placed double-bound oxugen atoms attached and  with a side chain of various length for the variants. The substances are fat-solluble.

Vitamin K is involved in adding carboxylic groups to certain glutamate residues in proteins to form gamma-carboxyglutamate residues (Gla-residues). The modified residues are often situated within sites called Gla domains. Gla-residues help to bind calcium.

Vitamin K is necessary for the coagulation of blood by making ready blood coagulation factors - prothrombin (factor II), factors VII, IX, X, protein C, protein S and protein Z

It is also necessary for normal bone formation by makeing ready the protein osteocalcin. It is stored in fatty tissues.

The U.S. Dietary advices for adequate inntakes are:  For a 25-year old male 120 micrograms dayly,  for adult women 90 micrograms daily, for infants 10-20 micrograms, for children and adolescents 15-100 micrograms.

In 2002 it was found that to get maximum carboxylation of osteocalcin, one may have to take up to 1000 μg of Vitamin K1.  This may suggest that a higher dose can be good for the bone structure and health. The natural variants seem not to be toxic in high doses.

An individual can get deficient in vitamin K if the intestinal intake is reduced. This can occure by bile duct obstruction, by therapeutic or accidental intake of vitamin K-antagonists or. It can also occure by diet very poor in vitamin K.

Deficiency result in Calcium being deposited where it should not be, and not being depocite3d in the structires where it belongs.

The deficiency makes it difficult for the blood to coagulate that can result in frequent bleeding in the tissues and sometimes of severe bleeding.

Menaquinone deficiency may furthermore result in higher risk for prostate cancer, or risk for prostate cancer getting serious. (This cancer is often developing very slowly)

Vitamin K deficiency can result in disturbed bone development.

It kan result in calcification of cartilage, vessel valls and calcium deposits other places.

Thereby the deficiency can contribute to atherosclerosis and heart problems. Calcium deposits is a component of atherosclerosis. Menaquinone deficiency, but not phylloquinone deficiency , is associated with higher risk of CHD mortality, all-cause mortality and severe aortic calcification

Disclaimer: The health information contained herein is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with a healthcare provider. All decisions regarding patient care must be made with a healthcare provider, considering the unique characteristics of the patient.