A SELECTION OF MEDICINAL HERBS – NETTLES (URTICA DIOICA, URTICA UREAS) (INTRODUCTION)
In the spring, when the snow has melted and the warm wind thaws the ground, life once again begins to stir in Mother Nature’s womb. On sunny slopes, steep paths and even on disused refuse heaps, the green, finely serrated leaves of the nettle appear. Hardly anyone notices it, but it quietly grows while using its juices to produce a medicine that can bring health to many, and even save lives. If only people knew about the benefits of this plant and used it. Many a sufferer of tuberculosis would not have died had he but gone out of his way to gather nettles and avail himself of their goodness. How many children might have had their waxen looks changed and their red cheeks restored, if only their parents had realised what wonderful medicinal value the despised nettle has ta offer! Much hard-earned money would not clink unnecessarily into the pharmacist’s till, if young nettles were used as a restorative every spring.
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