Naming |
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| Botanical Name: | Urtica lyollii-lyons |
| Common Names: | Akalyphe (Greek); Common Nettle; Common Stinging Nettle; Great nettle, ; Great stinging nettle, ; Nettle, ; Stinging nettle; Bichu (India ); Chicru (Pacistan ); |
| Key Name: | urtica_lyolliilyons |
| Parts Used: | Herb; Root; |
| Sister Plants: | Urtica urens Medical equivalent; Urtica pilulife- ra; |
| Comments: | ; |
Characteristics |
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| Identifying Character: | Perennial; Dioecious; Herbaceous. 9 of 30 species of Urtica found in the US and Canada STEM: Up to 3 ft. 80 - 180 cm, dull green usually covered with stinging hairs, which prick the skin and emit a acrid fluid when touched, causing pain. Obtusely 4- angled; branching, LEAVES: Are course, opposite, peniolate, conrdate, lance-ovate, spreading, conspicuously acuminate, coarsely and acutely serrate, the pint entire, areusnt with sting, 3 tp 4 " 14 cm long and 1.5 to 2 inches wide. FLOWERS: Small green from June to September ROOT: FRUIT: TASTE: ODOUR: |
| Stem: | Up to 3 ft. 80 - 180 cm, dull green usually covered with stinging hairs, which prick the skin and emit a acrid fluid when touched, causing pain. Obtusely 4- angled; branching, |
| Leaves: | Are course, opposite, peniolate, conrdate, lance-ovate, spreading, conspicuously acuminate, coarsely and acutely serrate, the pint entire, areusnt with sting, 3 tp 4 " 14 cm long and 1.5 to 2 inches wide. |
| Flowers: | Small green from June to September |
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| Image: | (no image) |
Distribution |
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| Distribution: | Eurasian native; Common to Europe and North America. Growing in waste places,m nutrient rich wood sides, in hedges, gardens to 2700 M Altitude; |
| Cultivation: | Wild Plant; Cultivated only rarely for Medical purposes and as a source of Commercial Chlorophyll; Propagated from Seed, or by root division in spring; |
| Harvest: | METHOD A: . Pull Plant by stem; This will dislodge a section of root with the herb. 2. Cut root into container: Plastic bag in bush, a pail in gardens. 3. Lay tops parallel on a paraflech, or harvest basket. B. METHOD B: Cut with sickle; 2.gather in parallel bunches 3.Place in parafech or in harvest basket C. METHOD C: Cut with mower/swather |
Medical |
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| Therapeutic Action: | Anthelmintic ; Anti-haemorrhagic; Antiperiodic ; Antiseptic ; Astringent; Diuretic, ; Pectoral, ; Tonic, ; Emmenagogue ; Galactagogue; Heamostatic ; Lithotriptic ; Rubefacient; Styptic; Tonic; |
| Medical Uses: | Blood purifier. ; Blood pressure, Lower slightly; Blood-sugar lower; Cholera infantum; Chronic diseases of the colon; Corpulence; Cystitis Chronic; Diarrhoea ; Digestive Stimulant; Dropsy ; Dysentery ; Eczema. , "Face, Neck, Ears; Ferbile Affections; Goiter; Gravel, urinary; Hair loss promote growth; Hematuria; Hemorrhages (lungs ); Hemorrhoids ; Hypotensive; jaundice; Laxative; menstrual Flow, Excessive; Milk, stimulate Flow in nursing mothers; Nephritic complaints; Nose Bleeds Snuff of dried powdered Leaves; Rheumatism. , root bath; Stypic, ; Warts; Urticaria; |
| Constituents: | ; Albuusn; Calcium; Chlorophyll; [5]-hydroxytryptamine; Formic acid, (acid that stings); Gallic acids; Gum; Histamine; Iron; Manganese; Lignian; Potassium; Silicon; Starch; Tannic acid; Sulphur; Vit. A; Vit. C; Wax; |
| Solvents: | Water; |
| Dosage: | Infusion: Steep [2] to [3] tb. in [1] cup water for [10] min decoction - [2] to [4] oz fluid extract Juice - Mix with equal an amount of water and take [1] tsp. at a times; oil - powder - [20] to [40] grains; tincture |
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| Formulas: | Formula #[23] Hair Wash. Formula #[24] Reducing tea . Formula #[25] Cancer Denmark and Northern Europe. Formula #[26] Anemia. Formula #[27] Anemia . Formula #[28] Appetite, For lack of. Formula #[29] Blood Cleaner ([2]). Formula #[30] Blood Cleander ([2]). Formula #[31] Blood Cleaner. Formula #[32] Blood cleaner. Formula #[33] Blood sugar to lower. Formula #[34] Bronchitis, Healing and soothing. Formula #[35] Chest and Lung Problems (relieve congestion and inflammation). Formula #[36] Chest and Lung Releave congestion and Infamation. Formula #[37] Woopingcough. Formula #[38] Diabetes improve sugar tolerance. Formula #[39] Dropsy. Formula #[40] Gout and Rheumatism. . Formula #[48] Hair wash (dark hair). Formula #[97] Pancreas (NM). Formula #100Cancer tea (Blood) NM. Formula #[101] Standard Kidney (NM). Formula #[119] Cucumber oil sunburn; cooling Formula #[127] Heaart and Circulation Formula Formula #[133] Pregnancy formula Formula #[136] Weight loss formula Dirarea; Summer complaints of children |
| Contra Indications: | If fresh leaves are left on too long they will encourage water blisters.); |
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| Homeopathic: | Tincture of fresh plant in flower- Anglactia ; Bee stings ; burns Calculus (prevention of); Deltoid ( Rheumatism. , of), Intermittents, Lactation, Leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, Phlegmasia dolens, Renel colic, Rheumatism. , Spleen, Sore Throat, Uremia, Urticaria, Nodosa, Vertigo, Whoopoing cough, Worms. |
Pollination and Pollinators |
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| Apis: | No |
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| Pollen: | No |
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| Nectar: | No |
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Other |
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| Culinary Uses: | Steamed young plants; dried in salad dressings etc.; |
| History: | :Once cultivated in Scotland, Denmark and Norway. Nettle is from n old word meaning to twists. Greeks knew it as akalyphe. Romas as Urtica. |
| Reference: | [1] The Encyclopedia of herbs and Herbalism ([2]) The Herb Book Indian Herbalogy of North America. Indian Herbalogy of North America. pg [204] [205] ([7]) Ginseng and Other Medical Plants [27] Kings Dispensatory |
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