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| Common Names : Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle |
| Sexual Tonic Actions: Benign prostate hypertrophy, testosterone balance |
| Common Uses:Allergies/hay Fever |
| Parts Used: Leaves, stems, and to a lesser extent root |
| Constituents:formic acid, mucliage, ammonia, carbonic acid, water |
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Nettles are a potent herb and are one of natures best nutraceuticals, containing protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, beta-carotene, along with vitamins A,C, D, and B complex, all in a form that is easy for the body to use. Several studies have shown that stinging nettles can keep your testosterone circulating freely and keep you feeling sexually vital. (1) For the purposes of men's sexual health, the key ingredients in stinging nettles are the sterols, that appear to lessen the action of DHT, the form of testosterone that causes the prostate to enlarge. Extracts of nettle roots are reliable diuretics that encourage excretion of uric acid, but simultaneously discourage nighttime bathroom urges, making this remarkable plant useful for such disparate problems as gout, and the overnight urinary woes of benign prostate enlargement.
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Preparation Methods :Teas,capsules, extracts. Use two teaspoons of dried nettles per pint of boiling water for table or afternoon tea and increase to three to four teaspoons per pint for medicinal tea
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| The sting of the nettle can cause a rash in some people. It is a strange fact the the juice of the nettle can provide relief for its own sting. |
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- Chris D. Meletis, Better Sex Naturally (2000)
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