Nettle for health and beauty

There is probably no person on Earth who would not have experienced in their own «skins» action nettle – madness, burning and at the same time so useful. Surprisingly, but mother nature seems to have «gone too far», giving the useful properties of a nettle in such numbers, that would be enough for a dozen plants. Thus, the usual stinging nettle is a stunning unique herb, which can almost be called a cure-all.

In the old days of «nettle family» fibers made up fishing nets and ropes, threads, and even fabric, and quite solid. Nettle has gained recognition and magical practices, as according to the legends, this plant is able to cast out evil spirits. But because the houses were woven of nettle mats, performing the role of domestic talisman. It is believed that to nettle absorbed the full force of the earth, its need to collect only in the first quarter of the moon, and in the dawn and, surprisingly on Tuesday.

Miraculous nettle finds application in agriculture – adding to feed the bird and the bovine cattle increases egg and milk yields. And in the food industry of nettle produce natural dye green color that will never cause allergies.

Of course, the main use of nettle is medicine, since the plant has healing properties: thicken the blood, improves blood coagulation, treats a suppuration (enough sprinkle the powder grated nettle). It is easier to count, that nettle not cure. However, the plant is contraindicated during pregnancy and people suffering from thrombophlebitis.

Useful properties nettle is also used in cooking, because of her participation is preparing mass delicious, sometimes gourmet dishes. During the war nettle saved from hunger lot of people giving their juices and power in the form of soup, salads and cakes.

In many of the cosmetic preparations contains extract of nettle, which has a healing effect hair and skin. In this direction issued whole cosmetic lines – in the form of shampoos, creams, balsams.

Nettle is so universally common plant that almost everyone has access to it, to spend the therapeutic procedures in home conditions. Of course, you cannot use the plants that grow in the city, in the polluted areas.

Why buy expensive shampoo with an extract of nettle, where you can make a «nettle» rinsing? To do this, 150 grams of leaves of a nettle put in a litre of boiling water, add one tablespoon of honey, wait for about an hour and to filter. After shampooing such broth several times rinsed hair, without rinsing with water. Hair shinier, light and silky.