Stinging Nettle - Plant Information |
plant description
General - height 30-50 cm, plant covered in stinging hairs that cause skin irritation (Yellow Dock can be used to reduce irritation)
Leaves - hairy all over, dark green, sharply toothed, opposite and growing cross-wise from each other
Flowers - tiny, green, hang in dense clusters (female) or flower spikes (male), appear in summer
parts used
whole plant, leaves
harvest
whole plants for medicinal use are cut as flowering begins in summer and dried, for culinary use pick young leaf tips in early spring from plants less than 10 cm high
Stinging Nettle - Herb Uses |
