White dead-nettle

Growing, useful properties and application of dead-nettle in medicine

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Botanical characteristics of white dead-nettle

White dead-nettle is a perennial plant with long creeping rhizome and tetrahedral, hollow, low stem. The leaves, which are ovate-cordate, on a stalk are located on stalks opposite. In the leaf axils on the stems there are whorls of white flowers of large size, with a pleasant smell of honey. Flowering dead-nettle can be seen for a long time, because the plant blooms in mid-spring and bloom it lasts until mid-autumn. The fruit of the dead-nettle is a nutlet yellowish-gray color of the egg.

Dead-nettle is common along rivers, streams, in woods and among shrubs. In addition, it grows in gardens and around fences and hedges. Most often this plant is found in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.

Growing dead-nettle

Dead-nettle prefers to grow in moist, half-shaded and cool areas. The soil for better plants to choose fertile, loose and fresh. To propagate possible dead-nettle seeds and vegetative method. The plant often spreads by self-seeding. Best deadnettle propagated vegetatively: cuttings, dividing the Bush and leaf cuttings. When seed reproduction the plant will bloom only in a year. Nettle can tolerate drought, as she quickly recovers and starts to develop.

Nettle is a hardy plant: it requires almost no care. Nettle likes moisture, so it's important to water it regularly and abundantly. It is important to periodically feed the plant with humus. So the plant grew rapidly after flowering should do the pruning. Nettle is resistant to pests and diseases. If the soil is too wet, the nettle is affected fungal diseases.

The beneficial properties of the dead-nettle

Nettle has expectorant, diuretic and hemostatic properties. This plant is used for inflammation and colds. The dead-nettle is used for contractions of the uterus. Its recommended to use for anti-allergic effect. In addition, the dead-nettle is used as a good blood purifier remedies. White dead-nettle gives a good effect in the treatment of skin diseases, sore throat, insomnia and nervous diseases.

The use of dead-nettle

Traditional medicine uses the white dead-nettle in tincture, decoction, infusion, and externally – in the form of lotions and compresses. The dead-nettle is recommended for diseases of the respiratory organs, kidney and liver. A decoction of dead-nettle is used for nervous diseases, headaches and heart disease. The plant helps stop bleeding, relieve neck pain, chest pain. For the diuretic effect of the decoction of dead-nettle used in nephritis, cystitis, urethritis. Infusion of plant used for blood purifying effect for uterine bleeding and internal bleeding of the respiratory organs.

Nettle has a positive effect on the body, diathesis, allergies, boils and scrofula. Infusion is dead-nettle is recommended as a sedative for treatment of nervous excitations. The same infusion is used as a binding agent in gastric disorders.

For external use infusion is prepared, which make the rinse, lotions, baths and washing with burns, ulcers, sore throat, diathesis, and skin itching. In the treatment of hernias or tumors using poultices and compresses of dead-nettle.

Inside the infusion is dead-nettle is recommended for diarrhea, dysentery, internal bleeding, and diseases of the stomach or intestines. In addition, dead-nettle infusion is a great effective remedy for insomnia. This infusion treat a variety of diseases of the respiratory system and nervous excitement. On the basis of the prefects take baths in the treatment of hemorrhoids, rashes with itching, wounds, seizures and ulcers.

Bronchitis, inflammation of the kidneys, anemia, and depression helps the fresh juice of the dead-nettle, which is enough to be taken before meals and at bedtime 1 tablespoon. The juice of this plant also increases appetite.

A decoction of the leaves dead-nettle for external application. Take 15 grams of leaves of the plant, and pour 1 Cup of boiling water. Put all on the fire for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and leave for 1 hour to infuse. Strain the decoction, it is used for douches, and compresses in the treatment of ulcers, eczema, catarrhal sore throat, whiter, urticaria and wounds.

Dead-nettle infusion for bronchitis. To make it, take 1 tablespoon of flowers plants and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Strain and squeeze the infusion from the raw material taken for the drug is 100 ml three times a day. This extract is even treat liver disease.

Nettle hemorrhoid. From hemorrhoids well help sitz baths of the present dead-nettle. For infusion take 1 tablespoon of dead-nettle and pour 150 ml of boiling water. After the infusion medium is filled in the bath and take it in for 5-7 minutes.

Tincture of dead-nettle in the treatment of uterinebleeding. For its preparation take 10 grams of flowers plants and fill it with 300 ml of vodka. Insist 1 week in a warm place, shaking occasionally. After straining the infusion can be used 30 drops three times a day.

Dead-nettle infusion, purifying the blood. Take the grass dead-nettle, violets, strawberry and a series – of each herb in 1/4 teaspoon. Now the entire mixture pour 200 ml boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Strain the finished infusion, taken three times a day for 100 ml.

Collection dead-nettle in leucorrhoea. With this purpose, mix 20 grams of the flowers dead-nettle, and the same herb St. John's wort. Then add 10 grams of the following components: the leaves of mistletoe, white rose petals, root, lungwort, oak bark and flowers of chamomile. Now, take 50 grams of this collection and pour 1 Cup of boiling water. Put the composition on the fire to the third hour, then remove from heat and leave for 1 hour to infuse. Strain the finished collection, they do douching.

Pot of dead-nettle. Take 1 tablespoon of flowers of dead-nettle and mix them with the same amount of yarrow. All pour a glass of water and put on fire for 5 minutes. Filter and take 1 glass three times a day.

Contraindications to the use of dead-nettle

At the moment, scientists have not identified contraindications to the use of this plant and preparations of it.