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Purple dead nettle

Purple Dead Nettle

Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) Written and Photographed by Juliet Blankespoor – Yesterday we had a wild greens salad with dead nettles as one of the primary ingredients, thanks to one of my enterprising apprentices. Dead nettles (Lamium purpureum, Lamiaceae) is one of the first plants to flower in the southeast; sometimes even in January. Native to Eurasia, it has…

A basket of foraged stinging nettles.

The Best Wild Foods and Medicinals for Beginning Foragers and Wildcrafters

…bioaccumulating heavy metals and other toxins. If plants are growing in the floodplains of polluted waterways, there is a good chance their leaves will have accumulated some of the toxins found in the water. Emerging stinging nettle shoots Related Species and Look-Alikes: Two North American species of plants—false nettles (Boehmeria cylindrica) and nettle-leafed vervain (Verbena urticifolia)—closely resemble stinging nettles but…

Calendula bud.

The Top Ten Medicinal Herbs for the Garden: How to Grow & Use Healing Plants

…of tincture. Protect the plants from slugs, as they will devour it—slug candy, indeed! – – 9. Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica, Urticaceae) Nettles is a highly revered, nutritious spring green, eaten steamed or in soups and stir-fries. The sting disappears when the leaves are cooked or dried. The greens and tea of nettles are high in minerals, vitamins, and chlorophyll;…

A person wearing an apron holds two jars filled with dried herbs, standing in front of a home herbal apothecary cabinet.

10 Best Herbs to Start Your Home Herbal Apothecary

…food plant, nettles can be consumed frequently, with less attention to dosage than other herbs. Enjoy the leaves as an infusion, broth, vinegar, or food to optimize nettle’s nutritional gifts. I highly recommend trying my famous Nettles Pâté Recipe. Do not prepare nettles as an alcohol-based tincture, as alcohol is a poor solvent of minerals. Precautions and Contraindications: Nettles is…

Violet flowers.

Gentle Spring Cleansing with Violet

…following herbs into your gentle spring cleansing protocol: Violet, leaf and flowers (Viola spp.) Dandelion, leaf and flowers (Taraxacum officinale) Stinging nettles, leaf (Urtica dioica) Cleavers, leaf and stem (Galium aparine) Chickweed, leaf and stem (Stellaria media) Burdock, root (Arctium lappa, A. minus) Plantain, leaf (Plantago spp.) Purple dead nettle, leaf and flowers (Lamium purpureum) Mint, leaf (Mentha spp.) –…

A bowl of blue violet flowers.

Violet Springtime Fairy Vinegar: A Mineral-Rich Spring Tonic

…effects of pharmaceutical diuretics. People who are allergic to bee pollen or honey have a high likelihood of reacting to dandelion pollen, and therefore should avoid ingesting the flower or any preparation from the flower that would contain pollen (i.e., the infusion). Stinging nettles: Nettles are diuretic and astringent, and can be very drying as a tonic herb for folks…

A person harvests wild garlic mustard.

Foraging for Wild Edibles and Herbs: Sustainable and Safe Gathering Practices

…you’ll have the skills and confidence to safely identify and harvest wild plants. – You’ll befriend THE most common edible and medicinal wayside plants, including dandelion, stinging nettles, violet, yarrow, burdock, rose, goldenrod, and many others. The printable manual is hundreds of pages long and filled with close-up photos for identification, medicinal uses, and loads of easy-to-follow recipes. In fact,…

A person mixes tinctures.

Goldenrod Tincture: A Sinus Formula for Allergies, Colds, and Flu

nettle (Urtica dioica) Deep green nettle leaves are anti-inflammatory and drying to the sinuses, and are thus a helpful remedy for congestion. They also possess antihistamine properties and are a classic herb for the prevention and relief of allergies. Safety and Contraindications: Although nettle is generally safe with relatively few cautions, there are a few things to look out for….