Scientific Name: Urtica dioica
Plant Family: Urticaceae, nettle family
Actions: Alterative, antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory, galactagogue, antiallergic, astringent, diuretic, nutritive, blood builder
Energetics: Drying and cooling
Uses: diuretic and kidney tonic. urinary tract infections, BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), gout, kidney stones.
Stinging nettle has been used medicinally for thousands of years. It was one of the nine sacred herbs of the anglo-saxons.