Urtica dioica, Stinging Nettle, Greater organic
Urtica diocia
Stinging Nettle, Greater
sorts and variety
Origin Artern
Increase with seeds, grow quickly, tall and leaf - rich
drug
Herb and leaves (Urticae herba et folium); roots (Urticae radix)
most important active substances
herb: in the stings of the plant: histamine (0,1 – 0,5 %), serotonin (0,02 %), leukotriens, acetylcholine (1%), formic acid ;flavonoids, silic acid, volatile oil, vitamin C
root: steroids, lectins. polysaccharides, scopoletin, lignans
most important usages
micturition disorders in prostate adenoma stages 1 to 2; as irrigation therapy for inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract and as a prophylaxis for kidney gravel, oedema, rheumatism, gout and prostatitis, hair and scalp remedy for oily hair and dandruff, animal fodder
Recommendations for cultivation
Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,1 g
Seed demand for drilling: april/may 6 – 8 kg/ha (slowly germination and youth development)
Demand for plantation: spring or autumn 6 – 9 plants / m²
Distance between the rows: 50 cm
harvest: before flowering time; several cuttings in the year
