Nettle Leaf

Key Benefits*

• Respiratory and sinus support to help keep you breathing easy
• A go-to when seasonal changes present immune challenges
• Helps maintain upper respiratory health all year long

Suggested Use

• Adults take 1 nettle leaf capsule 2 times daily between meals

Description*

Nettle leaf, also called Urtica dioica, has been used worldwide in traditional medicine for many centuries. It has a long history of use for modulating the body's inflammatory pathways and supporting upper respiratory health. It has been eaten as a wild food plant, applied topically to the skin, and also drunk as an herbal tea, freeze-dried, or extracted into capsules.

Modern research has explored with success using Nettle to support sinus and respiratory system health seasonally, as well as joint and urinary tract health. Researchers think the benefits of Nettle may be due to its ability to support a normal histamine or inflammatory response in the body in response to an allergen, or occasional achiness.

Its very high nutritional content has made it a popular food source in the spring steamed like spinach (it loses the sting when cooked), or as a tea made from the dried leaves to assist in the nutrition of expectant or nursing mothers, or for those as a general tonic for good health. Nettle leaf is a source of antioxidants including Vitamin C and Vitamin A, as well as nutrients such as Quercetin, Iron, Magnesium and Potassium.