Stinging Nettle Plant WisdomCard™

  1. Botanical: Nettles botanical.com - Nettles
  2. Wikipedia: Stinging Nettle en.wikipedia.org - Stinging Nettle
  3. Dr. Weil: Stinging Nettle Plant drweil.com - Stinging Nettle Plant
  4. Blue Planet Biomes: Stinging Nettle blueplanetbiomes.org - Stinging Nettle
  5. Arthritis Today: Natura Suppliments- Stinging Nettle arthritis.org - Natura Suppliments- Stinging Nettle
  6. PubMed: Plant Extracts From Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), an Antirheumatic Remedy, Inhibit the Proinflammatory Transcription Factor NF-kappaB ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Plant Extracts From Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), an Antirheumatic Remedy, Inhibit the Proinflammatory Transcription Factor NF-kappaB
  7. Learning Herbs: How to pick Stinging Nettles Without Gloves... learningherbs.com - How to pick Stinging Nettles Without Gloves...
  8. A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Stinging Nettle umm.edu - Stinging Nettle
  9. Island Discovery & Training: The Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica naturepark.com - The Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica
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The stinging nettle bush is covered with tiny stinging hairs which contain two chemicals called histamine and formic acid. The plant releases these irritating chemicals when coming in contact with the skin. The spines on the stinging nettle plant are painful when touched; however if the body is already in pain, they can actually be used to decrease pain. This is known as a counter-irritant. The stinging nettle can be used to relieve pain from insect bites or stings. It is also used for urinary tract infections, kidney stones, allergic rhinitis, treating joint pain, and as a treatment for urinary problems during the early stages of an enlarged prostate. Recent studies are showing that stinging nettles might also help with rheumatoid arthritis.


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