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Nettle (leaf) Spagyric Tincture

from $34.95

All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted to specific potencies in filtered and/or distilled rainwater, unless otherwise specified.

Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a hardy perennial of the Urticaceae family known for that characteristic sting when touching the fresh aerial portions of the plant due to its brittle, silica-tipped trichome heads which act like tiny hypodermic needles. When brushed, the brittle tips break off and the hair injects an irritating chemical cocktail (including histamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine) directly into your skin.

Famous since antiquity as both a food and medicine, nettles have the historic reputation as a herb of restoration capable of rebuilding strength, supporting healthy metabolism and promoting the elimination of accumulated waste products. The leaf contains a broad spectrum of nutrients including calcium, magnesium, potassium, silica, iron and trace minerals, together with chlorophyll, flavonoids, phenolic acids and polysaccharides. Rather than acting through a single dominant constituent, nettle’s traditional reputation arises from the synergistic combination of these compounds, providing both nutritive support and regulation of multiple physiological systems. Modern research has explored the influence of nettle on inflammatory pathways, metabolic regulation, urinary function and immune activity, complementing its historic role within traditional Western herbal medicine.

Traditionally regarded as a nourishing restorative and metabolic tonic, nettle has long been harnessed to strengthen individuals experiencing fatigue, debility or nutritional depletion while supporting healthy blood formation, connective tissue integrity and endocrine function. The aerial parts have also been valued for promoting healthy kidney function and fluid balance, encouraging the elimination of excess water and metabolic waste without significantly disturbing mineral balance.

Nettle’s affinity for the respiratory system has contributed to its traditional use in seasonal allergies and chronic catarrhal conditions, while its cooling and mildly astringent nature has made it an excellent herb for supporting skin health, maintaining capillary integrity and assisting recovery from chronic inflammatory states.

Throughout European folk medicine, both internally and externally, nettle has also been employed to stimulate local circulation and restore vitality to chronically stiff or aching muscles and joints.

DOSE BOTANICALS DOES NOT MAKE ANY MEDICAL OR THERAPEUTIC CLAIM WITHOUT CONSULTATION. THIS INFORMATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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All of our herbal extracts use organically grown and/or ethically wildcrafted herbs and certified organic food-grade ethanol diluted to specific potencies in filtered and/or distilled rainwater, unless otherwise specified.

Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a hardy perennial of the Urticaceae family known for that characteristic sting when touching the fresh aerial portions of the plant due to its brittle, silica-tipped trichome heads which act like tiny hypodermic needles. When brushed, the brittle tips break off and the hair injects an irritating chemical cocktail (including histamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine) directly into your skin.

Famous since antiquity as both a food and medicine, nettles have the historic reputation as a herb of restoration capable of rebuilding strength, supporting healthy metabolism and promoting the elimination of accumulated waste products. The leaf contains a broad spectrum of nutrients including calcium, magnesium, potassium, silica, iron and trace minerals, together with chlorophyll, flavonoids, phenolic acids and polysaccharides. Rather than acting through a single dominant constituent, nettle’s traditional reputation arises from the synergistic combination of these compounds, providing both nutritive support and regulation of multiple physiological systems. Modern research has explored the influence of nettle on inflammatory pathways, metabolic regulation, urinary function and immune activity, complementing its historic role within traditional Western herbal medicine.

Traditionally regarded as a nourishing restorative and metabolic tonic, nettle has long been harnessed to strengthen individuals experiencing fatigue, debility or nutritional depletion while supporting healthy blood formation, connective tissue integrity and endocrine function. The aerial parts have also been valued for promoting healthy kidney function and fluid balance, encouraging the elimination of excess water and metabolic waste without significantly disturbing mineral balance.

Nettle’s affinity for the respiratory system has contributed to its traditional use in seasonal allergies and chronic catarrhal conditions, while its cooling and mildly astringent nature has made it an excellent herb for supporting skin health, maintaining capillary integrity and assisting recovery from chronic inflammatory states.

Throughout European folk medicine, both internally and externally, nettle has also been employed to stimulate local circulation and restore vitality to chronically stiff or aching muscles and joints.

DOSE BOTANICALS DOES NOT MAKE ANY MEDICAL OR THERAPEUTIC CLAIM WITHOUT CONSULTATION. THIS INFORMATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Temperament: the spagyric (internal use) is neutral to cool & moist (1st degree) / topical fresh stinging nettle exhibits warm (with secondary cooling qualities) & dry (2nd degree) qualities

Taste: somewhat sweet, salty & astringent

Organ & System affinity: blood, fluids, liver, kidneys, lungs, spleen, intestines, uterus, bladder, connective tissue; urinary, renal, lymphatic, respiratory & immune system

Broad Actions: nourishing, restoring, stabilising, softening, dissolving, astringing

Herbal actions: nutritive tonic, blood restorative, trophorestorative (lungs & kidneys), alterative/depurative, detoxicant, astringent, haemostatic, inflammatory-modulating, anti-allergic [Herbal Action Glossary]

Tissue state: chronic damp accumulation, wasting, tissue laxity, metabolic stagnation

Humors (antipathy): Choleric & Phlegmatic

  • Antipathy in Galenic medicine involved using treatments that possessed qualities opposite to those of the humor associated with the disease. For example, if a patient had a condition characterised by excessive heat, such as a fever, Galenic physicians would prescribe remedies with cooling or cold properties to counterbalance the excess heat. Similarly, if a condition was considered excessively moist, treatments with drying or astringent properties would be employed.

Planetary ruler/s: Mars

Elemental trait/s: Water


Recommended dose: 7 – 30 drops up to 3x/d or as advised by your Herbalist/Spagyrist. Apply under tongue for rapid absorption. Alternatively, add to 5mL of water. Shake well before use.

1tsp each Tues when working with the 7 Basics

Ingredients: Nettle (Urtica dioica) fresh fol, undenatured organic ethanol 75% (ACO), crystalline mineral salts of nettle fol, distilled rainwater

Safety/Disclaimer:

Contraindications may apply with certain herbs & should not be taken concurrently with certain medications, in pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

DOSE Botanicals does not make any therapeutic claim without consultation. Any information provided above is for educational purposes only. Guidance by a knowledgeable health practitioner is advised prior to use.

Keep out of reach of children.

Store below 30°C