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OFFICINALIS
Radix UrticaeLOT 24-1014
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-1014
Net
100 g
Unit price
€9.80 / 100 g
Origin
Spreewald, Brandenburg
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Radix · Root
HarvestSep · Oct

Loose tea

Nettle Root

Urtica dioica L.

Earthy and faintly sweet, with none of the green bite the leaf has.

€9.80100 g
€9.80 / 100 g
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Lifted in autumn out of the same stands the leaf is cut from in spring — same plant, same field, six months apart, and a completely different drug at the end of it. Washed, split and dried slowly at 40 °C.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken by men from middle age onwards for the lower urinary complaints that come with an enlarging prostate, over a course of months rather than days.

Constituents

  • 01Lignans
  • 02β-Sitosterol
  • 03Scopoletin

Drawer

Kidney & Bladder — Flushing herbs — always taken with plenty of water.

Preparation95 °C · 20 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 20 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertRadix Urticae · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 1.5 g)
Frequency
2× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
20 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One teaspoon of cut root per cup.

    1 tsp ≈ 1.5 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water. Root does not give anything up to warm water.

    200 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Twenty minutes, covered. This is the longest steep in the catalogue and it is not optional.

    20 min
  4. 04

    Continue

    Taken as a course. Nothing about this herb is noticeable in a week.

Steep time

Live timer · 20 min · 95 °C

Ready

20:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Difficulty passing water needs a diagnosis before it needs a tea — see a doctor first.
  • Speak to a doctor before use if you take medication for blood pressure or for fluid retention.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Kidney & Bladder, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.