Urtica Urens

Annual Nettle

Urtica urens

Appropriately urticaria (nettle rash or hives) is a key condition treated by Urtica urens. It is given for red, burning, stinging skin eruptions that may be swollen or itchy. Symptoms are often aggravated by warmth, bathing, and vigorous exercise. Itching tends to be worse on rising in the morning, perhaps causing a fear of going to bed at night. Urtica urens is also used for actual burns or scalds with classic redness and blistering, and for blistering, burning, stinging, red, allergic rashes caused by insect bites, stings, shellfish, and plants.

In the 1st century CE the ancient Greek physician Dioscorides advocated this nettle and its relative, Urtica dioica, as a treatment for festering wounds, nosebleeds, and delayed menstruation. The plant has a long tradition of use for many ailments in Western herbalism, and is still highly valued today.

The whole flowering plant, including the root, is steeped in alcohol.

Uses

The historical utilization of the stinging nettles has been long and traditionally relevant for many herbalists. John Gerard was a prominent 16th-century herbalist who first used the herb as an antidote to beat back cases of poisoning and the juice of the nettle paradoxically is known to be an excellent antidote for the irritation of caused by the stinging hairs of the nettle. Herbalist have made extensive use of this rather common weed to treat a variety of disorders down the centuries, and the herbal remedies derived from the nettle have been used in the treatment of hemorrhoids, in the treatment of various stomach problems, in the treatment of diabetes, and to stanch nosebleeds. The herbal remedy is also used in the treatment of hives - or urticaria, the symptomatic rash of which resembles the nettle induced rash very closely.
The herbal remedies made from the nettle are also used extensively in the treatment of many other kinds of conditions, and the various herbal remedies are taken in the form of internal tonics or as topical applications in the form of externally applied herbal ointments, the main use of the remedies has been largely in the treatment of a variety of skin problems and disorders. Particularly in the treatment of burning and stinging sensations produced in the skin, during an allergic reaction and through other causes. The herb in general is an excellent herbal remedy for all types of skin rashes, as a good example, the treatment of hives - or urticaria, which is caused by insect stings is easily treated using this herbal remedy, the herbal remedy made from the nettle is also excellent for treating allergic reactions developed to shellfish, like shrimp among others. The herbal remedies made from the nettle can successfully deal with the symptoms of burns, especially in those case when the skin becomes very hot and blistered over, the herbal remedy is also excellent for the treatment of disorders such as eczema, particularly if it comes with symptoms where the skin is very itchy or blotchy in appearance, both of these disorders are effectively treating using this herbal remedy. The herbal remedy made from the nettle can also be in the treatment of all kinds of skin eruptions that are suppressed using different steroid ointments, and when these lead to diarrhea, the use of this herbal remedy will quickly and rapidly lead to complete recovery from the disorder. The plant based remedies are also an effective remedy for all cases of rheumatism and they are normally given for the treatment of acute cases of gout, to treat neuritis-inflammation of the nerves, and to treat cases of neuralgia. The nettle can also be used to treat various disorders which specifically affect women, the nettle remedies are used effectively to treat cases of vulval itching and to promote breast milk production in lactating mothers with scanty milk flow. The remedies made from the nettle are also excellent to treat burning urine inducing itching sensations, which may often be associated with disorders such as cystitis.

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