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nettles (Urtica dioica) nettles (Urtica dioica) articles
Weed Out Toxins
Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains. -Old Scottish Ditty Centuries ago, a miser found a pot of gold..
Stinging Nettle: A Golden Oldie
Masan was once golden with shimmering leaves and a bright aura. The human beings did not pay their respect to this plant medicine, taking it for granted, passing it by without offering tobacco.
Cleansing With Common Weeds
Although cleansing is an ancient tradition, the necessity of doing so is more important today than ever befor.
Stinging Nettle
Sometimes I wonder how many people in today’s society are seriously involved in making use of medicinal herbs, collecting them, drying them or making herbal juices.
Your Detox-Product Shopping List
From the car fumes we breathe to the pesticide residues on our foods, toxic contaminants are, sadly, a daily reality. Your local health food store is your best source of the wide range of natural foods, herbs, and supplements needed to support natural detoxification.
Nettles, Beyond the Sting
Last summer a visitor to our herb farm wondered why we let the weed stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) grow liberally. When it “stung” him, he suggested we pull it out. I explained that we could never do without the herb stinging nettle because it is a gentle and slow-acting cleanser.

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