Rustle up a nettle tea from that pesky weed

Herbalist Sean McCarthy, DBTh MIRCH writes on the healing properties of Urtica dioica — the stinging nettle to you and me.

Rustle up a nettle tea from that pesky weed

Some of the major areas where Urtica dioica (sometimes called Urtica urens), is used is to aid digestion, liver metabolism and elimination from the kidneys

Touch this particular herb once and you will be very wary of doing so again.

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