Fresh young nettle is an excellent source of minerals, vitamins and amino acids, protein building blocks. Her superb, bio-active nourishment is readily absorbed by all soft tissue and working fluids: blood, lymph, hormones, and neurotransmitters. This results in increased ease and energy in the operation of the circulatory, immune, endocrine, nervous, and urinary systems. Sister spinster stinging nettle is highly recommended for pregnant and lactating women.
[Nettles] is very high in calcium, magnesium, trace minerals and chlorophyll.... Stinging nettle is high in chromium, cobalt, iron, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, and sulphur as well as the B complex of vitamins, especially thiamine and riboflavin and the carotenes, measured as vitamin A.
Nettle leaves and stalks also supply niacin, protein, manganese, selenium, silicon, tin, vitamin C complex, measured as ascorbic acid and vitamins D and K.
sodium levels in nettle are quite low.
Frequent use of nourishing sister stinging nettle (as infusion or cooked green [YUUUUM!] ) along with Wise Woman ways is recommended for those wanting to stabilize blood sugar, reset metabolic circuits to normalize weight, reduce fatigue and exhaustion, restore adrenal potency to lessen allergic and menopausal problems, and eliminate chronic headaches. Nettle is also a powerful preventive for those with hereditary susceptibility to rheumatic complaints.
Two cups of nettle infusion daily nourish and stabilize energy in the reproductive/hormonal systems, build nutrient-rich blood and expand the cells' capacity to metabolize nutrients.
Many midwives suggest regular use of nettle infusions during the last trimester of pregnancy to add a plentiful supply of vitamin K and iron to the blood. [The same dosage] will noticeably improve the quantity and quality of many women's breast milk. Three or more cups of the infusion weekly will provide optimum bio-active minerals, especially calcium, vitamins, and proteins to nourish you and ensure nutrient-rich milk.
