Stinging Nettle Tea and High Blood Pressure
Stinging nettle tea is an effective natural diuretic and diuretics are often used to lower blood pressure. In the United States, doctors commonly prescribe pharmaceutical diuretics. In Germany and other parts of the world, however, herbal remedies are more accepted, and nettle is often prescribed by physicians for treating high blood pressure, among a host [...]
Nettle Tea for Colds and Flu
Nettle tea is an excellent remedy for colds and flu symptoms. The stinging nettle plant boosts the body’s resistance against disease, which is helpful in preventing colds and decreasing their duration. A cup of hot tea is a good general remedy for cold sufferers, but making the tea with nettles adds a boost of cold-fighting [...]
Nettle Tea is a Natural Diuretic
Nettle tea has long been used as a natural diuretic for increasing the flow of urine and treating a variety of kidney, bladder and urinary tract conditions. This is perhaps the greatest of the nettle tea benefits.
In Germany, dried nettle is available by prescription when a safe, natural diuretic is necessary, and there have been [...]
Nettle Tea Benefits and Uses
Nettle tea benefits have been recognized for centuries as a treatment for a host of different conditions. Today it is used as an overall health tonic and to treat enlarged prostate, kidney and urinary conditions, high blood pressure, anemia, skin inflammations and much more.
Of all the nettle tea benefits, its greatest strength may lie in [...]