Nettle tea: simple preparation, great effect

Because of weeds! The health -promoting effect of nettle tea has been known since antiquity. You may know him as help with bladder infections – nettle tea has other positive properties.

Nettles are often referred to as weeds, but the wild herb has more to offer than itchy hands after touching. It has been a medicinal plant for centuries. For example, you can make a nettle tea that has many health benefits from the leaves. You can find out how this works and how you pick the nettle leaves properly here.

The healthy ingredients of the nettle

The nettle is an all -rounder in naturopathy. Whether as a home remedy for bladder inflammation or as a remedy for hair loss (nettle hair soap, for example at raccoon)-its positive effect on health has been known since ancient times.

The nettle is full of minerals and vitamins. These include:

• iron
• Calcium
• potassium
• magnesium
• sodium
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• B-vitamine

Nettle tea does not only work for bladder infection

Nettle tea should have different health effects:

• Dashy: As a home remedy, nettle tea is said to have a detoxifying and stimulating effect. He is supposed to stimulate the metabolism and help detoxify bile and liver. However, detox cures are controversial and their effects are not sufficiently scientifically proven.

• Pain and inflammatory property: The flavonoids contained are intended to breastfeed nettle tea and inhibit inflammatory processes, for example in rheumatism (arthritis) or joint diseases (arthrosis).

• Harning: Because of its diuretic effect, nettle tea is a well -known home remedy for bladder inflammation.

• Help with blemishes: Nettle tea should act against skin irritation as facial toners – this application recommends a manufacturer.

• Help with stomach and menstrual complaints

• Blood pressure -lowering effect

• Strengthening effect on the immune system

There is not scientific evidence for all of these promises. According to Stiftung Warentest, nettle tea is at least diuretic and may therefore be a sensible means of urinary tract infections.

This is how you harvest nettles for nettle tea

Nettles grow practically everywhere. Even in the city, it should not be difficult to find the medicinal plant in parks or other green areas. You should just be careful not to harvest them on busy streets, near production facilities or heavily frequented corners.

In Germany, the species in particular are widespread.

1. Time: The ideal time for harvesting is spring when the nettle shoots are still young, tender and full of nutrients. You can harvest them in general from May to September.

2. Gloves: It is best to attract gloves to the nettle harvest so that you do not “burn” yourself on the nettles.

3. Cutting: cut off young shoots on the foot. Remove the numerous tiny spines by stripping the plant from the foot to the head.

4. Drying: Wash the nettle shoots thoroughly at home. Then hang them in an airy and dry place as a bundle until they are completely dry.

5. Portion: pluck the dry leaves and keep them in a tea can.

Preparation and dosage of nettle tea

You can easily make a tea from dried nettle leaves.

Preparation:

1. Poured two heaped teaspoons of nettle tea with a fourth -king water.
2. Let the tea pull for about ten minutes.

Dosage:

Basically, as an adult, you should not consume more than 12 grams of dried nettles a day. Which dosage makes sense depends on the area of ​​application:

In the event of a detoxification cure: take four to a maximum of six weeks a day a fourth liter nettle tea. As I said, the effect is not sufficiently scientifically proven.

In inflammation, for example in the bladder or prostate: When the inflammation is just beginning, you should drink a cup of freshly brewed nettle tea several times throughout the day until the symptoms get better. In the event of bladder infection, you should drink nettle tea at the first signs. Important: If the inflammation is acute, you must obtain medical advice, otherwise kidney pelvis can occur.

With impure skin: clean your face with the (cooled) brew several times a day.

By the way: You can also make nettle jaks as a fertilizer and crop protection for the garden yourself.

Side effects of the nettle tea

Nettle tea is a cure – accordingly, you should only take it in the event of complaints. In this case, too, you shouldn’t consume more than 12 grams of tea over a period of a maximum of one week.

In the following cases, according to Stiftung Warentest, you should avoid nettle tea:

• If you have cardiac or kidney insufficiency
• as a diabetic: in (sometimes the blood sugar level increases through nettle tea)
• If you react allergically, for example with skin irritation or an irritated stomach
• In children under the age of ten (there are no sufficient studies for the harmlessness of children)
• If you are pregnant (even the harmlessness for pregnant women is not clearly proven)

If in doubt, get family medical advice before using nettle tea.

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English version Available: Stinging Nettle Tea: Benefits, Dosage, and Side Effects

Revised by Philipp Multhaupt

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