Nettle Leaf: Urtica dioica L. Fol. Tr 1:3 45%

Urtica dioica

Common Name: Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae

Part used: Leaves; flowering aerial part for tea and tinctures; root in spring or autumn; seed in autumn.

Constituents:
Aerial parts Amines (histamine, choline, acetylcholine, serotonin, and 5-hydroxytryptamine; acids including ascorbic; flavonoids including quercetin; glucoquinone; minerals including calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium; silicic acid
Roots Phenols; plant sterols including stigmast-4-enzone and stigmasterol
Seeds Fatty acids including palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, eicosanoic.

Actions:
Aerial parts anti-haemorrhagic, hypogylcaemic, diuretic, tonic, hepatic, astringent, anti-allergenic, galactagogue

Traditional and current uses:
Eczema. Asthma, hayfever. Insect bites. Itchy skin. Arthritis. Fluid retention and poor kidney function