These fabulous benefits of Nettle leaves would surely surprise many
Posted on: 12/Sep/2018 9:46:08 AM
The nettle leaves belong to the family named ‘Utricaceae’ and is herbaceous perennial flowering plant. Found in Europe, Asia, North America, North Africa, nettle leaves or stinging nettles are one of a kind. It is said that once nettle leaves stings us then we could develop burning rashes in us. Many of us would not be aware of the fact that nettle leaves are tremendous for our skin, hairs and health.
Various nutrients present in nettle leaves are:
The nettle or stinging leaves are rich in many vitamins like A, B, C, D and K. They are good sources of minerals like iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iodine, sodium, silica, sulfur etc. Proteins and amino acids are present in high amounts in these nettle leaves. It is superb to mention that nettle leaves are also rich in chlorophyll and tannin.
These nettle leaves provide us many benefits and these are
Acne treatment:
Pimples and acne are present in many youngsters is well known. It is important to note that the dried nettle leaves are superb in treating acne and pimples. As a tonic for oily and acne prone skin, dried nettle leaves are magnificent.
Treats skin diseases:
Skin diseases such as eczema, chicken pox etc could be treated well by the nettle leaves. The astringent property of the nettle leaves treats the skin diseases efficiently. People with eczema issue could apply tropically the extract or oil concoction got from nettle leaves.
Skin burns treatment:
Treatment of skin burns is possible by this nettle leaves having anti-inflammatory properties in them.
Hair loss issue could be treated:
Many of us suffer from hair loss issue these days. It is superb that nettle leaves are be used to treat hair loss in us. For combating hair loss, this treatment using nettle leaves is one of the oldest. Scalp could be massaged with nettle oil and nettle capsules could also be taken internally. Hair regrowth is possible due to the presence of sulphur and silica in nettle leaves.
Effective to treat dandruff:
It is possible to get rid of dandruff issue by using nettle leaves. In the first strep dried nettle leaves are taken and mixed with mustard oil. Then it is applied on the head and kept for overnight. Finally the head is washed well. By repeating this process we could be free from dandruff.
Ageing is slowed down:
We all love to stay young and we do many things for this. Nettle leaf does superbly and slows down the ageing process in us. Blood circulation in us gets boosted by these leaves. By this also our ageing process would be slowed down.
Treats UTI:
The diuretic property of nettle leaves plays an important role in the treatment of urinary tract infection or UTI. The treatment for UTI due to kidney or bladder stones is possible as the kidney or bladder stones get broken into small sizes and are flushed out by urine. These leaves could be effective in treating diarrhoea and dysentery too.
Reduces allergies:
This is also one supererb benefit of nettle leaves. Issues due to food sensitivities could be treated by the intake of nettle leaves before food. The anti-histamine property of nettle leaves is superb and it acts against the histamine present in us. It is possible to treat seasonal allergies, hay fever, coughs etc using nettle leaves.
