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Specimen profile
Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica · Urticaceae
Prickly perennial herb whose leaf and root have long traditional use for joints, urinary tract and seasonal allergies.
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Stinging nettle is a perennial herb armed with stinging hairs that inject irritating formic-acid-like compounds on contact. Once dried or cooked the stinging is neutralised. Nettle leaf and root are among the most widely researched traditional Western herbs, used for enlarged prostate symptoms, urinary tract support, joint discomfort and hay fever.
Identification markers
Erect perennial, 1-2 m tall, with opposite serrated heart-shaped leaves covered in stinging trichomes, square stems, and drooping greenish flower clusters from leaf axils.
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Dosha effect
VK-, P+
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