Nettle
urtica dioca
Nettle
urtica dioca
Used the root and herb. It also uses the fresh plant. The leaves and fresh plant contain chlorophyll, minerals (
iron
,
calcium
, silica.
Sulfur
,
potassium
and
manganese
) that confer remineralizing properties, restorative,
and anti antiateromatosa. It also
has
minerals,
organic
acids (formic, acetic) histamine, acetylcholine and tannins responsible for its diuretic action, favors the elimination of uric acid, colagoga, purifying (is often used in cases of
allergy
to shellfish and
marine
crustaceans) Antihaemorrhagics, Astringent, antirheumatic, gout, galactógena and hypoglycemic. Skin irritation that produces
contact
with the leaves is due to their content of
organic
acids (formic) histamine and ocetílcolina. To counter their action may be used mentastro or mastranzo, the
romaza
or
mauve
.
The root is rich in tannins that give it an astringent. In the form of
alcoholic
extract is used in the
prostate
adenoma, as it improves voiding
disorders
in
benign
prostatic
hypertrophy
. In external use is healing, soothing and deodorant.
Indicated in
anemia
, rickets, fatigue,
bleeding
(
epistaxis
, hemoptysis, metrorrhagia, etc. rheumatism, gout, hyperuricemia,
dermatitis
, edema, depurativas cure, prevent
arteriosclerosis
, oliguria,
obesity
,
diabetes
, vaginitis, and so on.
In external use is used in rheumatism, lumbago and sciatica and hair.
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