🌿Western Herbalism
Nettle Leaves
vegetable
Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle, nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide.
Conditions addressed
How to use
1–2 cups cooked or raw daily
- Eat steamed, roasted, stir-fried, or raw in salads.
- Lightly cooking increases digestibility.
Interactions & contraindications
Blood thinners, blood pressure and blood sugar medications
Nettle may affect all three — monitor closely if combining.
Lithium
Diuretic effect may alter lithium clearance.