Nettle Leaf Tincture - Liquid Extract (Urtica Dioica)

Nettle Leaf Liquid Tincture Also known as: Nettle, big string nettle, common nettle, stinging nettle, gerrais, isirgan, kazink, nabat al nar, ortiga, grande ortie, ortie, urtiga, chichicaste, brennessel, gross d’ortie, racine d’ortie Country Of Origin: Bulgaria Introduction Much historical evidence of use of nettle leaf in medicine, folk remedies, cooking and fibre production relate to one species - Urtica dioica,  which is preferred because it has more stinging hairs per leaf area than the more common speciesIt may be inappropriate and probably inaccurate to assume that all nettles exhibit similar properties in all cases, but where an action can be attributed to principles found in the species, such as histamine, choline, formic acid and silica, a rational basis for their use is still available. However, the fact that a medical action can be attributed to a single constituent does not imply that the entire plant will have the same action. Various types of Nettle have been studied for