Herb
Stinging Nettle
A common wild green, dried for tea, traditionally used to calm seasonal sniffles and ease achy joints.
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🥄 How to use it
Steep 1–2 teaspoons of dried nettle leaf in hot water for 5–10 minutes and drink up to three cups a day. Cooking or drying removes the sting; young leaves can also be cooked like spinach.
How much: A common amount is 1–2 teaspoons of dried leaf per cup, up to three cups daily during allergy season. Capsules and freeze-dried forms follow the product label.
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Stinging nettle is a humble wild plant that loses its sting once dried or cooked, leaving a mineralA natural building block your body needs in small amounts, like calcium or magnesium. More →-rich green that has been used for generations as a gentle spring tonic. People reach for it most in allergy season, where it acts like a mild natural antihistamine, and for the everyday aches of stiff joints.
The dried leaf makes a grassy, pleasant teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →; young leaves can also be steamed like any leafy green. Because it can gently increase urine flow and may nudge blood sugar and blood pressure, anyone on water pills, blood thinners, or diabetes medication should check with a doctor first.
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⚖️ Cautions
- May act as a mild diuretic — go easy if you take water pills or blood-pressure medication, and check with your doctor.
- Can interact with blood thinners and diabetes or blood-pressure medicines.
- Pick or buy from clean sources; avoid in pregnancy except under professional guidance.
📚 Why we trust it
- A traditional spring tonic and folk remedy for hay fever
- Studied as a natural antihistamine and for joint comfort
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