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Frequent uses by stage of the cycle or transition:
| Stage / Symptom | Benefits of Nettle |
|---|---|
| Menstrual phase with excessive bleeding | Astringent and remineralizing |
| Premenstrual phase with fluid retention or acne | Diuretic, purifying, anti-inflammatory |
| Perimenopause with fatigue, hair loss, or joint pain | Nutritious, rich in iron and minerals, anti-inflammatory |
| Postmenopause with bone or capillary weakness | Remineralizing and tonic |
Other uses:
- Useful for women in perimenopause with joint and muscle pain, with a tendency toward stiffness or osteoarticular pain, since nettle is anti-inflammatory and remineralizing.
- It is a digestive, diuretic, and laxative. It is useful for cases of constipation, as well as for conditions such as gout or high uric acid, and urinary tract infections such as cystitis or urethritis.
- Helps with dandruff and weak hair. Helps prevent hair loss.
- It is used to treat skin problems such as dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, spots, and acne. It is also used as a makeup remover.
- Helps eliminate free radicals, preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases
- Helps in cases of tiredness and fatigue, recommended after periods of convalescence and recovery, mental and physical
- It helps in cases of hemorrhoids, pharyngitis, prostatitis, and osteoarticular inflammation, thanks to its anti-inflammatory action.
- Helps reduce blood sugar levels
- It helps improve the symptoms of allergies, for example, dust mite allergies and spring or seasonal allergies.
- It helps expel mucus from the respiratory tract. It is therefore of great value for complaints, catarrh, and colds.
Nettle contains a large number of minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, silicon and chlorine, vitamin C and vitamin A, high content of chlorophyll hence its deep greenish color, carotenoids (beta-carotene). Flavonoids derived from quercetol, kenferol and ramnetol. Mineral sales iron, calcium, silica, sulfur, potassium, manganese). Organic acids (caffeic, chlorogenic, gallic, formic, acetic), provitamin A. Mucilages. Scopoletoside. Sitosterol. In trichomes, acetylcholine, histamine, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine).