Nettle-Tea.net

Nettle tea is one of the safest herbs on the planet and it can be taken by both children and adults for a variety of ailments. The dosage, however, is a bit different for kids than for adults.

According to the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Department of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a specific safe and effective dosage has not yet been established by medical practitioners. However, numerous herbalists have published recommended dosage guidelines for children.
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In my experience with nettle tea, I’ve often been asked what it tastes like. Many people are put-off by herbal teas and unfairly assume that they won’t like them. It’s sort of like offering a non-vegetarian a soy burger. That horrified look is usually the same one I get when I suggest someone drink nettle herbal tea.

If I’m able to convince them to give it a try, however, most people find nettle tastes quite pleasant. It reminds me a bit of hay, but with some honey and lemon, it’s very good and can even be enjoyed as iced nettle tea.
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The stinging nettle plant, and particularly nettle tea, has been used throughout history for healing and promoting health. Our ancestors knew the power this little herb held, and humans have always had a fascination for the plant. It has even been made the stuff of proverbs, most likely for its ability to both harm and heal.

“Though you stroke the nettle ever so kindly, and yet it will sting you.”

“He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.”

While it’s difficult to determine when nettle tea was first used, we can assume it was being administered as far back as the Bronze age, when the plant was also used to make cloth.
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