Stinging Nettles: So Many Cures that You Will Lose Count

(imzaia.com) Like many other wonders of nature itself, the healing qualities of nettles have not been recognized by big parts of humanity. On the contrary, many will have a programmed adverse reaction to hearing about eating nettles for the first time, remembering their stingy nature. Next to that humanity has been programmed to trust the Big Pharmaceutical industries over the purity of nature.

By now the realization that the last thing this industry wants is to keep or get you in good health is becoming more common knowledge. Next to making profit, other priorities the top of these medical industries are focused on is keeping humanity in a low and submissive state and even on depopulation.

If you however open up to what nature and in this specific case nettles have to offer, you will notice the positive effects it has on your health and beingness. Did you know for instance that the whole plant is of value (the roots as well) and that it is a perfect blood purifier? You can drink it as a tea or use it very creatively in your food. Next to this internal use it is very good for external use as well.

When the Imzaia team lived in the UK and nettles grew on their fields, it was used a lot and proved the benefits very fast, people felt and looked more healthy! In the following articles you will find how to use it and which health issues you can solve with nettles, so abundantly provided by Gaia!

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Stinging Nettles: So Many Cures that You Will Lose Count  

By Barbi Trejo

If the world knew all the true healing benefits of stinging nettles, they would be rushing to store it by the tons in their basements and they would be growing it instead of grass in their back yards. Stinging nettles is a greatly misunderstood herb that has been put aside for way too long. The entire plant is of value including the leaves, roots, stems and flowers. Stinging nettles would have been eliminated years ago from the many insects and animals eating this marvelous plant, had it not been for the stings.

In ancient Greek times, the stinging nettle was used mainly as a diuretic and laxative. Now the plant is used for many cures; illnesses include cancer and diabetes.

By simply drinking one cup of stinging nettles tea a day, a mother of seven was relieved of her headaches and eczema. The stinging nettles are a blood purifier and thus clean eczema internally. It is the best blood purifier available and has an influence over the pancreas. Stinging nettles also assist in lowering blood sugar.

Stinging Nettles has anti-inflammatory properties and treats illness of the urinary track. The best way to take nettles is early in the morning before breakfast. Make a habit of purifying your blood at lease twice a year by drinking this tea every day for one month. You will feel revived with tons of energy and able to work like never before.

Benefits of the stinging nettle plant:

The benefits of stinging nettle are so many that you too will lose count. It is a diuretic; it is used to treat anemia, and it is used for arthritis and rheumatism. Stinging nettles is used for respiratory and urinary problems. It aids in the recovery of eczema, asthma, sinusitis and rhinitis. It protects against skin disorders and aides in the treatment of benign prostate. It diminishes susceptibility to colds. It is also a good deterrent for pests in the gardens.

Stinging nettles protects against hair loss, kidney stones, allergies, hay fever, osteoarthritis, internal bleeding, uterine bleeding, nosebleeds and bowel bleeding. Stinging nettles protects against enlarged spleen, diabetes, endocrine disorders, stomach acid, diarrhea, dysentery, lung congestion, cancer and anti-aging, and it is used as a general tonic. It is a blood purifier and it is useful with wound healing. Stinging nettles is used for muscle aches and pains also.

Benefits of the stinging nettle root:

1. Urination problems related to prostate problems include nighttime urination, going to the bathroom too often, pain when urinating, not being able to urinate and bladder infection.
2. Joint problems
3. Diuretic and astringent

David Wolfe`s advice on making tea with stinging nettle:

During an interview with Kevin Gianni and David Wolfe, the values of stinging nettles were discussed. David said, "Stinging nettles have been eaten by the druids in the U.K. for thousands of years and it`s one of the most important foods to eat, if you know how to do it or if you juice it or you can just dry it and make a tea out of it, which is what I`m recommending; horse tail, nettle, oat straw. The oat seed of the oat grass has a little straw around it. It has a little coating. It`s the seed capsule. That oat straw is one of the richest sources of silicon. You can buy it in health food stores. You can get it as extracts in health food stores."

David suggests a cocktail of herbs to make a tea with. They are horse tail, oat straw, alfalfa and of course stringing nettle. From the days you start drinking this tea, your bones will increase in density. He states that it is the silicon in stinging nettles that increase the bone density. Sounds like a good idea for sure. French researcher Louis Curvan, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize, wrote 5 books on the subject of calcium and silicon and how they are related to each other. Because Louis Curvan spoke French, the books and the research never reached the nations who spoke English.

How do you make nettle tea:

Take one half liter of water and bring to boil. Remove from the stove and add in 1 tablespoon of each herb. Cover the tea pot and let it steep for 30 minutes. Note: It is not necessary to add all four herbs to the tea if they are unavailable to you. You can get many health benefits from the nettle tea alone. It is necessary to drink the tea without any sweetener.

Hives and allergy remedy:

What exactly is nettle rash? It is a patch of red and itchy weals or swellings in the skin. It is similar to the same type of weals which may result from contact with the stinging nettle. Stinging nettles grows wild in fields and may cause allergic reactions when a person comes in contact with the bush.

Nettle`s Rash may be caused by:

1. Food, eggs, wheat, strawberries and seafood, just to name a few of the culprits.

2. Pollen and fungal spores.

3. Medicines, antibiotics and NSAID`s.

4. Bites by insects.

5. Virus, bacteria or infections.

6. Contact with the stinging nettle plant.

But amazingly the same plant which causes hives can also cure hives. Dr. Andrew Weil, Natural Doctor and Herbalist, suggests, "Using freeze-dried nettle leaf extract to treat hives and allergies. This might sound illogical, but the plant apparently doesn`t contain enough histamine to be a problem when it`s taken orally, and it does contain substances that help heal hives."

Amazing, there is a difference in touching the plant and ingesting it. There is news also that the root is more potent than the leaves. If you can get some fresh nettles, handling it carefully, dry the roots and then make the dried roots into a tea.

Recipes:

Infusion: Place 1/2 liter of boiling water on the stove and add in 1 tablespoon of dried stinging nettles. Cover the pot and let set for 30 minutes. This is a glorified tea recipe.

Baths: This is good for sciatica. Place a large amount of the herbs including the roots in cold water over night. The next morning boil the concoction and place in the bathtub. Soak in the herbs for as long as you feel comfortable. This may also be used as a foot soak.

Shampoo wash: Place one half cup of the dried herbs in a huge 5 liter pot. Bring the herbs to boil slowly. Remove from the stove and keep covered for an additional 10 minutes. Add in some shaved olive oil soap and bring to boil. Cool to a warm mixture and wash your hair with this.

Stinging nettles is an important part of anyone's kitchen to be included with Nigella Sativa, fresh cold pressed olive oil, olive leaf and grape seeds. If a person has these things in their homes, then no disease can harm them.

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About the author

Barbi Trejo is a natural hygiene foodist and loves the medicine of the earth. After being diagnosed with MS and early onset dementia last year, she cured herself using herbs and juicing from the earth. She now spends her time helping others.

Barbi Trejo lives in Jordan with her cat, Baby. Barbi is writes for Suite101, Break Studios and Associated Content. She moderates four forums and six blogs in her spare time.

Barbi has just released her first eBook entitled, "Everything You Would Ever Want to Know About Black Seeds (Nigella sativa) and more. It can be seen at http://nigellasativa.weebly.com

Barbi is also a Twitter Manager for many of the top Natural Health Writers here on Natural News.com and Corporations. To learn more about how Twitter can benefit you, contact her at sarassoupkitchen@yahoo.com and make sure to put Twitter as the reason for the email.

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Nettle Tea is Nature's Elixir

By Willow Sidhe

Nettle tea benefits are vast and encompass a wide variety of disorders and problems. The plant is a panacea when taken internally, and it can also be used to treat external disorders such as skin conditions, bleeding and wounds. It may be most well known for the tiny, stinging hairs present on its leaves, which irritate the skin upon touching. Stinging nettle, however, has much more to offer. More commonly used as dried leaves, it causes no harm when the leaves are dehydrated or cooked. Regardless of how you make nettle herbal tea, you'll be sure to reap some of the numerous nettle tea benefits if you drink it on a regular basis.

Nettle Tea Benefits for Internal Use

Nettle tea has been used as medicine for hundreds of years. Some of the herb's more popular uses have included coughs, tuberculosis, hair loss and arthritis. Modernly, nettle leaves are used by herbalists and even medical doctors to treat a wide variety of ailments. Germany's Comission E, which is the country's equivalent to the American Food and Drug Administration, approved nettle for the treatment of enlarged prostate and many other internal medical conditions.

One of the most important nettle tea benefits is its ability to reduce the production of prostaglandins, which are responsible for various types of inflammation. This unique property makes nettle tea and other nettle products useful in the treatment of gout, arthritis and even certain kinds of allergies. It is also a mild diuretic, making it useful for bladder, kidney and urinary tract disorders. Some additional internal nettle tea benefits include:

• Treating anemia
• Boosting the immune system
• Restoring nutrients to the system
• Treating coughs, colds and congestion
• Battling urinary tract infection
• Dissolving kidney stones
• Treating bladder problems

Try drinking nettle tea the next time you have a kidney or bladder infection, but make sure to consult your doctor first. Never take nettle when on prescription drugs without first consulting a doctor, as serious reactions could occur.

Nettle Tea Benefits for External Use

Although most people think first ofconsuming nettle tea, it also provides many benefits for external use. Because of its powerful anti-inflammatory characteristics, it can be used to treat boils, rashes, hives and many other skin conditions. In Russia, nettle is even used in the treatment of eczema, acne and psoriasis. Other nettle tea benefits for external use include:

• Wound washes
• Foot baths
• Poultices
• Treating nettle-rash
• Dry, itchy skin
• Uneven complexion
• Getting rid of dandruff 

Use nettle to as a hair rinse combined with apple cider vinegar to make flakes disappear. Nettle has no reported side effects when used externally, but if you're concerned, apply a small amount to your arm and wait a few hours. If nothing happens, you're fine to continue with your treatment.

Use nettle tea bags or dried or fresh nettle leaves to make your own brew. Remember, nettle tea benefits are available for everyone to enjoy, courtesy of mother earth. :)

Source:  www.willowsidhe.hubpages.com 

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What are the Benefits of Stinging Nettle Tea?

For anyone who has ever ventured out into the woods, you learn very quickly to avoid nettles like the plague. The heart-shaped leaves of the nettle pack quite a punch in the form of almost invisible hairs that cause those who come in contact with them to have stinging, red and irritated skin.

But Mother Nature did not create these plants just to cause pain; surprisingly, simply drying the nettle leaves (use gloves when handling them!) and making them in to a tea yields amazing health benefits that have been touted for hundreds of years.

Internally, it seems there is no end to what nettle tea can do for the body. To begin with, nettle tea is rich in vitamins: A; C; E; B1; B2; B3; B5; calcium; iron; folate; potassium; magnesium; manganese; phosphorous; selenium; and zinc – who needs daily supplements after sipping a hot cup of nettle tea? Even if you do not suffer from any ailments, drinking nettle tea regularly can help keep you in tip-top shape.

As nettle tea is a natural diuretic (meaning it flushes out your system), it aids in the relief of urinary tract infections and kidney stones. It can also relieve diarrhoea symptoms; just be careful, as drinking too much nettle tea also acts as a laxative!

Nettle tea contains anti-inflammatory properties that assist in a respite from joint pain and arthritis (either from drinking the tea or applying it directly to the joints – the tea, not the leaves!). These properties help open nasal cavities, as well, allowing relief from hay fever and other allergies.

If you are sick, drinking nettle tea will help your cough and asthma. Some people have even replaced their coffee with nettle tea, stating the boost and vitality they feel after a cup kicks anything they ever experienced from drinking caffeine.

Woman gain additional benefits from consuming nettle tea; as mentioned before, nettle tea is a natural diuretic, which eliminates water retention and bloating during menstruating. Additionally, during menstruation and after childbirth, drinking nettle tea can minimize excessive blood loss. Using the tea as a rinse on the hair encourages growth and helps strengthen the root; just be sure to let that boiling hot tea cool down before you dump it on your head.

Externally, nettle tea is a winner, too. The anti-inflammatory properties that help arthritis also fight eczema and acne. Kind of ironic, considering the itchy inflammation the leaves cause if they get in direct contact with your skin! Additionally, the diuretic effect of the tea helps keep your system flushed out, which always equals healthier, glowing skin.

And don’t worry – drinking nettle tea will not cause your insides to flare up in irritation like contact with your skin will. However, as with all herbal remedies, ensure you introduce nettle tea to your diet gradually in order to avoid an allergic reaction.

If you are too frightened to venture on a nettle retrieving expedition on your own (those stings are painful!), don’t worry about missing out; a nearby health food store will definitely stock nettle tea either in capsule or dried leaf format – after all, they have been aware of the health benefits of nettle tea forever!

Source: www.liveandfeel.com

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More Benefits of Nettle plant

It can be said about nettle that it is one of the wonder plants that nature has gifted us with. It is renowned because of its astringent, expectorant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic properties and as an important source of beta-carotene, vitamin A, C and E, iron, calcium, phosphates and minerals. All these qualities recommend it as a powerful remedy against hepatic, arthritic or rheumatic conditions, and as an adjuvant in treating allergies, anemia and kidney diseases.

Description of Nettle plant 

 In historical terms, it seems that nettle (Urtica Dioica) has been used since prehistoric times. In Denmark, a tissue of this plant was found in a tomb dating from the Bronze Age. There is evidence that in the Neolithic era, the nettle's stem has been used to make strings. It is also a known fact that Caesar's Roman troops brought nettle from England. Because of the uncommon properties of nettle fibers, it has also been used in the textile industry; for example the uniforms of the German army during the First World War were made out of nettle.

Properties and benefits of Nettles 

Nettle contains a great number of amino acids, glucidic substances, amines, sterols, cetones as methyl heptenone, acetophenone, volatile oil, fatty substances, sitosterols, formic and acetic acid, panthotenic acid, folic acid, chlorophyl 0.3 - 0.8, protoporphyrine and coproporphynine. It also contains vitamins C, B2 and K, beta-carotene, Ca, Mg, Fe and Si salts, phosphates etc. Because of these compounds, the plant has anti-anemic, anti-diabetic, haemostatic and diuretic properties.

Mixtures and treatments 

Perhaps the most well known property of nettle is that it stings. It is said that if it hadn't been so, the plant would not have lasted through time. As a matter of fact, the Swiss priest, Kunzle, shows that nettle would have been destroyed by insects and animals by now, had it not defended itself by stinging. However, folk medicine has proved the usefulness of this property: fresh nettle leaves placed on the skin, and especially on the kidney area (a practice named urticaria) induces a stinging and burning sensation, with the effect of easing more profound rheumatic pains.

In the present we can enjoy all benefits of this wonder-plant through the various brews and recipes. Here are some of them:

Nettle tea 

Nettle tea cures diseases and inflammations of the urinary system, and also urinary retentions. It has a slightly laxative effect, being recommended in depurative remedies. For hepatic, biliary diseases as well as for conditions of the spleen, the treatment with nettle tea will last for a number of weeks. Nettle tea can also be of great help to those who suffer from diabetes, because it leads to the decrease of blood sugar and implicitly, of the glycemic level. It is useful in eliminating viruses, and bacterial infections. Preparation: the tea can be prepared through soaking the fresh or dried leaves in boiled water. This method allows the retention of active substances.

Nettle infusion 

Washing the scalp with nettle (leaves or roots) infusion helps regenerate, grow and thicken the hair. Preparation: to prepare the infusion, mix 60g of finely crushed nettles with two and a half cups of water. The mixture is boiled, and then covered for 10 minutes. It can be consumed either hot or cold.

Nettle tincture 

It eliminates dandruff and leaves the hair silky. Moreover, this strengthens and revitalizes the hair. Preparation: leave six-seven fresh leaves or two spoons of the dried plant to macerate in half a liter of alcohol for ten days. The mixture is then used to rub the hair root.

Nettle juice

For hypertension drink half a glass right before the most important meals. It has the effect of regulating arterial pressure and straightening blood vessels. In case of renal insufficiency, one glass of nettle juice per day should be consumed in the morning after waking up. The diet lasts for 20-30 days. In case of anemia and demineralization - consume one-two glasses of nettle juice for two weeks. Preparation: gather the nettle leaves and stem and put them into the fruit juicer. The paste is then filtered and the resulting juice is kept cold in the refrigerator in dark colored bottles.

Root powder 

Follow a 60 day treatment against frail, dry hair, during which half a teaspoon of root powder is administered three times a day on an empty stomach. Preparation: the dried nettle roots are finely crushed using an electric coffee grinder.

Nettle helps strengthen the immune system, annihilating the predisposition towards colds. Anemia, fatigue, exhaustion and other effects of stress can be fought if we add nettle, rich in iron and mineral, to our daily nutrition or to the periodic remedies we undergo.

Source: www.liveandfeel.com 

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(imzaia.com) Especially in these times of quickening and changing of our physical bodies into light bodies as Ekara shared in his latest teaching during the Life After Ascension of All Matter seminar: Vibrational Misalignment, taking care of the bodies is very important. Assisting the body to be as healthy as possible with the purest food possible and exercises to prepare yourself for what is ahead. 

This article about nettles has inspired us once again to expand on our healthy food intake even more. I for instance very much like the idea of purifying the blood by simply drinking a cup of nettle tea in the morning. And you know what? It tastes surprisingly nice! 

Next to the benefits for the physical, our connection with Gaia in total is cleansing and soothing for our total beingness. Picking nettles from the field, and preparing them for your food or drink, is a beautiful way to connect to her!