The stinging-nettle, also called Urtica dioica, grows at sunny as well as at shadowy places. It loves wetness, humous, nutrient rich soil, is nitrogen loving.
There are not mony people who have not gotten to know stinging-nettle and felt the awkward burning on the skin, which is caused by the hackly leafes.
But the stinging-nettle does not only have awkward characteristics, she has got many igridients and is therefor used as medicinal plant.
Ingridients of the stinging nettle
* flavonoids, here: quercetin
* kumarins, here: cumarin and scopole ... read more...
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