Stinging Nettle Herb Tea (Loose)
Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica L.
(Devil's Plaything; Roman Nettle: Urtica pilulifera)
Medicinal Usage
Pliny said "What can be more hateful than the nettle? Yet this plant simply abounds in supportives." Indeed, the Romans ate it in the "devout belief that it will keep health issues away throughout the whole year." They also believed that nettle stings would support joint pain. In medieval England, nettles were prescribed for all manner of ailments including joint pain, anaemia, haemorrhages and skin problems and irritations. Externally, they were used to help support wounds and irritations, and staunch bleeding. Nettle tea was drunk to stimulate the circulation, and increase the flow of milk in nursing mothers, The plant was also said to help avoid hair loss.
Culinary Usage
Young nettle leaves, rich in vitamins and minerals, were cooked as a vegetable, and added to soups and stews. They were also used to produce nettle dumplings, nettle pudding, nettle porridge, nettle beer and nettle wine.
Miscellaneous
Culpeper said that "nettles are so well known that they need no description; they may be found, by feeling, in the darkest night." Native to Britain, nettles have been praised and cursed by mankind since prehistoric times. Their botanical name Urtica is derived from the Latin for 'to burn' or 'to smart'. Tradition says
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea).
Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].
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Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica L.
(Devil's Plaything; Roman Nettle: Urtica pilulifera)
Medicinal Usage
Pliny said "What can be more hateful than the nettle? Yet this plant simply abounds in supportives." Indeed, the Romans ate it in the "devout belief that it will keep health issues away throughout the whole year." They also believed that nettle stings would support joint pain. In medieval England, nettles were prescribed for all manner of ailments including joint pain, anaemia, haemorrhages and skin problems and irritations. Externally, they were used to help support wounds and irritations, and staunch bleeding. Nettle tea was drunk to stimulate the circulation, and increase the flow of milk in nursing mothers, The plant was also said to help avoid hair loss.
Culinary Usage
Young nettle leaves, rich in vitamins and minerals, were cooked as a vegetable, and added to soups and stews. They were also used to produce nettle dumplings, nettle pudding, nettle porridge, nettle beer and nettle wine.
Miscellaneous
Culpeper said that "nettles are so well known that they need no description; they may be found, by feeling, in the darkest night." Native to Britain, nettles have been praised and cursed by mankind since prehistoric times. Their botanical name Urtica is derived from the Latin for 'to burn' or 'to smart'. Tradition says
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 teaspoon for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea).
Iced tea brewing method (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. ...
