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| Botanical Name: | Urtica lyollii-lyons, Urtica dioca. |
| Common Names: | Akalyphe (Greek); Common Nettle; Common Stinging Nettle; Great nettle, ; Great stinging nettle, ; Nettle, ; Stinging nettle; Bichu (India ); Chicru (Pacistan ); |
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| Parts Used: | Herb; Root; |
| Sister Plants: | Urtica urens Medical equivalent; Urtica pilulife- ra; |
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Characteristics |
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| Identifying Character: | Perennial; Dioecious; Herbaceous. 9 of 30 species of Urtica found in the US and Canada |
| Stem: | Up to 3 ft. 80 - 180 cm, dull green usually covered with stinging hairs, which prick the skin and emit a acrid fluid when touched, causing pain. Obtusely 4- angled; branching, |
| Leaves: | Are course, opposite, peniolate, conrdate, lance-ovate, spreading, conspicuously acuminate, coarsely and acutely serrate, the pint entire, areusnt with sting, 3 tp 4 " 14 cm long and 1.5 to 2 inches wide. |
| Flowers: | Small green from June to September |
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Distribution |
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| Distribution: | Eurasian native; Common to Europe and North America. Growing in waste places,m nutrient rich wood sides, in hedges, gardens to 2700 M Altitude; |
| Cultivation: | Wild Plant; Cultivated only rarely for Medical purposes and as a source of Commercial Chlorophyll; Propagated from Seed, or by root division in spring; |
| Harvest: | METHOD A: . Pull Plant by stem; This will dislodge a section of root with the herb. 2. Cut root into container: Plastic bag in bush, a pail in gardens. 3. Lay tops parallel on a paraflech, or harvest basket. B. METHOD B: Cut with sickle; 2.gather in parallel bunches 3.Place in parafech or in harvest basket C. METHOD C: Cut with mower/swather Processing: Drying on a small scale the herb may be tied together at the base and suspended from rafter, etc. Screens work well as they collect the leaves that fall off. The herb will be dry enough when one can pull the stem though the hands and the leaves fall off easily. This will take from one to 3 days or more depending on drying condition. We are looking for a fast low temp dry. The crushed leaves than can be stored in containers as close to airtight as possible. Gassing with nitrogen or CO2. This will control deterioration from insects, oxidation, etc. |
Medical |
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| Therapeutic Action: | Anthelmintic ; Anti-haemorrhagic; Antiperiodic ; Antiseptic ; Astringent; Diuretic, ; Pectoral, ; Tonic, ; Emmenagogue ; Galactagogue; Heamostatic ; Lithotriptic ; Rubefacient; Styptic; Tonic; |
| Medical Uses: | Blood purifier. ; Blood pressure, Lower slightly; Blood-sugar lower; Cholera infantum; Chronic diseases of the colon; Corpulence; Cystitis Chronic; Diarrhoea ; Digestive Stimulant; Dropsy ; Dysentery ; Eczema. , "Face, Neck, Ears; Ferbile Affections; Goiter; Gravel, urinary; Hair loss promote growth; Hematuria; Hemorrhages (lungs ); Hemorrhoids ; Hypotensive; jaundice; Laxative; menstrual Flow, Excessive; Milk, stimulate Flow in nursing mothers; Nephritic complaints; Nose Bleeds Snuff of dried powdered Leaves; Rheumatism. , root bath; Stypic, ; Warts; Urticaria; |
| Constituents: | ; Albuusn; Calcium; Chlorophyll; [5]-hydroxytryptamine; Formic acid, (acid that stings); Gallic acids; Gum; Histamine; Iron; Manganese; Lignian; Potassium; Silicon; Starch; Tannic acid; Sulphur; Vit. A; Vit. C; Wax; |
| Solvents: | Water; |
| Dosage: | Infusion: Steep [2] to [3] tb. in [1] cup water for [10] min decoction - [2] to [4] oz fluid extract Juice - Mix with equal an amount of water and take [1] tsp. at a times; oil - powder - [20] to [40] grains; tincture |
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| Formulas: | Formula #[23] Hair Wash. Formula #[24] Reducing tea . Formula #[25] Cancer Denmark and Northern Europe. Formula #[26] Anemia. Formula #[27] Anemia . Formula #[28] Appetite, For lack of. Formula #[29] Blood Cleaner ([2]). Formula #[30] Blood Cleander ([2]). Formula #[31] Blood Cleaner. Formula #[32] Blood cleaner. Formula #[33] Blood sugar to lower. Formula #[34] Bronchitis, Healing and soothing. Formula #[35] Chest and Lung Problems (relieve congestion and inflammation). Formula #[36] Chest and Lung Releave congestion and Infamation. Formula #[37] Woopingcough. Formula #[38] Diabetes improve sugar tolerance. Formula #[39] Dropsy. Formula #[40] Gout and Rheumatism. . Formula #[48] Hair wash (dark hair). Formula #[97] Pancreas (NM). Formula #100Cancer tea (Blood) NM. Formula #[101] Standard Kidney (NM). Formula #[119] Cucumber oil sunburn; cooling Formula #[127] Heaart and Circulation Formula Formula #[133] Pregnancy formula Formula #[136] Weight loss formula Dirarea; Summer complaints of children |
| Contra Indications: | If fresh leaves are left on too long they will encourage water blisters.); |
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| Homeopathic: | Tincture of fresh plant in flower- Anglactia ; Bee stings ; burns Calculus (prevention of); Deltoid ( Rheumatism. , of), Intermittents, Lactation, Leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, Phlegmasia dolens, Renel colic, Rheumatism. , Spleen, Sore Throat, Uremia, Urticaria, Nodosa, Vertigo, Whoopoing cough, Worms. |
Pollination and Pollinators |
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| Apis: | No |
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| Pollen: | No |
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| Nectar: | No |
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Other |
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| Non-Medical Uses: | Fiber for clothing production stopped in the first quarter of the twentieth century; but cab be traced to Bronze Age; Paper production; Hair wash; |
| Culinary Uses: | Steamed young plants; dried in salad dressings etc.; |
| History: | :Once cultivated in Scotland, Denmark and Norway. Nettle is from n old word meaning to twists. Greeks knew it as akalyphe. Romas as Urtica. |
| Reference: | [1] The Encyclopedia of herbs and Herbalism ([2]) The Herb Book Indian Herbalogy of North America. Indian Herbalogy of North America. pg [204] [205] ([7]) Ginseng and Other Medical Plants [27] Kings Dispensatory |
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