Nobody knows exactly why, maybe because they are such a great blood cleanser and flush out the system, but most patients notice relieve within a few days, and upon taking nettles into the daily routing year round, even severe allergies disappear alltoghether, never to be seen again. I was allergic to cats (I'm breeding Maine-Coons), hay (I have a horse), and grass and pollen and all seeds that fly (not a good thing for a wildcrafting herbalist, as you can imagine) PLUS I got nettle fever when being so much as in the same ROOM with the dried herb, never mind processing it for storage. I would not be caught dead without this blessed weed, and harvest pounds over pounds on a lovely pasture in the forest every summer. I have even begun to be relatively uneffected to their sting (even in the face). I feel it, but there is no reaction whatsoever beyond the initial pain. My spring treat is young nettle leaves stirfried in a bit of butter with seasalt and nutmeg. |
