DIY Herbs: Nettle -- The Healing 'Textile Plant'

Listen to herbalists David Hoffmann, Rosemary Gladstar, Susun Weed, Brigitte Mars, Matthew Wood, and Isla Burgess discuss the marvelous botanical, nettle (Urtica species). Nettle is an alkalizing herb, neutralizing uric acid, and is a good source of minerals. Nettle leaves have been used to aid digestion, increase circulation, relieve fatigue and exhaustion, and alleviate allergy symptoms. Nettle is also an astringent and can help stop bleeding. Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) reported 61 remedies using nettle. The information contained in this video is for general educational purposes only and is not intended for use as or to substitute for medical advice. The views and opinions expressed by those in this video are their own and not necessarily those of the American Botanical Council (ABC). The nonprofit ABC does not endorse, recommend, or test any commercial consumer products nor their ingredients. Botanicals and other ingredients and products sold as dietary supplements in the U.S. are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.