Nettle Leaf, Common Nettle, Gerrais, Isirgan, Kazink, Ortiga, Grande Ortie, Ortie, Urtiga, Chichicaste, Brennessel
Benefits
Antiparasitic
Antibacterial
Antihypertensive
Analgesic
Antiphlogistic
Antirheumatic
Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a perennial herb of the Urticaceae family that is a commonly found weed in temperate and tropical regions of Americas, Asia and Europe. It is known for its stinging trichomes along its stems and leaves.
Antiparasitic
In British Columbia, U. dioica is used for endoparasites in poultry. A leaf infusion (2.5 g dry plant leaves infused in 1 L boiled water) protected rats.
Self medication
If poultry are provided access to U. dioica they will often nibble on it as a form of self-medication against internal parasites.
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Extracts of Sambucus ebulus and U. dioica possess antibacterial potency against MRSA isolates and may be used as a natural antiseptics and antimicrobial agents in medicine.
