Nettle

# 🌿 Nettle

**Scientific Name:** Urtica dioica
**Botanical Family:** Urticaceae (Nettle family)
**Plant Type:** Herb
**Geographical Origin:** Europe, Asia, North America

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## 🔹 Description
Nettle is a nutrient-rich herb known for its anti-inflammatory properties and support for allergies and joint health.

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## 🔹 Healing Properties
– **Treatment Properties:** Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Immune booster
– **Temperament:** Warm

**Matched Uses / Conditions**
– Allergies
– Common Cold
– Cough
– Fatigue
– Headaches
– Minor Skin Irritations
– Muscle Pain
– Sore Throat

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## 🔹 Usage & Dosage
– **How to Use:** Tea (Infusion), Capsules or Pills, Poultices
– **Dosage:** 1-2 tsp dried leaves in tea, or 300-600 mg capsules daily

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## 🔹 Usage Model
Regular use for allergy relief and inflammation management

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## 🔹 Alternatives / Replacements
Dandelion, Burdock

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## 🔹 Precautions
May cause mild stomach upset in sensitive individuals.

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## 🔹 References
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### 🔎 Summary (SEO)
A concise profile of **Nettle** (*Urtica dioica*): a herb from Europe, Asia, North America. Properties: Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Immune booster. Temperament: Warm. Includes traditional uses, preparation, precautions, and references.