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Nettle is traditionally good for clearing phlegm in the lungs and bronchial tubes, is an anti-asthmatic herb, the raw juice being given in honey. It is sometimes combined with equal nettle parts of comfrey and mullein, with a pinch of lobelia added, for asthma variety of healing properties, affecting different parts of the body. First and foremost, they are considered wonderful nutrition, which provides a first-rate form of preventative medicine.
The herb is also much employed historically for problems in the urinary and eliminatory systems, especially for mucus problems thereof It is good for blood in the urine and for incipient edema, although it doesn’t rank with other herbs, such as parsley, for established edema. It is said to gently loosen the bowels, although a decoction of the plant can be used for chronic diarrhea and hemorrhoids, gravel in the kidneys, excessive menstrual flow, kidney infections, and for water retention.
A 2-7 foot perennial, with stiff, stinging hairs and square, bristly stems. The opposite, cordate, deeply serrated leaves are pointed and downy underneath. Small, greenish flowers grow in axillary clusters. Found throughout the U.S. growing in waste places, gardens, roadsides, along fences and walls.
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