Stinging nettles

[Eben Yblod]

Hello all .
I have read that stinging nettles & lard boiled up can be greased onto the hands as a remedy against frosty weather. Has anyone used it for this purpose .
Hands & feet only I suppose.

Eben Yblod

[Bill Ryan]

Gloves and warm socks might be a little easier! :)

[Eben Yblod]

Agreed . :wink::wink:

[Justplain]

A little off topic, but stinging nettles can be used for numerous natural remedies:

More research is needed, but stinging nettle is also said to:

a) Promote lactation.
b) Stimulate hair growth.
c) Help control blood sugar in patients with diabetes.
d) Reduce bleeding connected to gingivitis.
d) Treat disorders of the kidneys and urinary tract.
e) Provide relief from water retention.
f) Prevent or treat diarrhea.

A friend of mine makes tea out of the leaves and stems. Its useful in the prevention of prostate cancer.

[Cardillac]

my life's partner Jean-Claude very often drinks tees from nettles and he swears it has often helped him-

Larry

[DeDukshyn]

Agreed . :wink::wink:

And less risky ... ;)

Never heard that one before, but they do make a nice tea and younger leaves can be cooked up with some butter for some greens. Apparently quite tasty. I assume the cooking or the fat (or a combo of both) renders the "stinging' parts inert. Otherwise eating them or rubbing them on your hands would not be pleasant. I recall when I was young coming back into the house covered in little burning welts from not taking care what I was touching while exploring in the woods; it was stinging nettle.

Probably a tad off topic, but I do know that extreme high doses (10grams) of the amino acid L-Tyrosine will make you almost immune to the cold. I don't know exactly how it works, but I have tried it at near these dosages (to allow myself to continue to work through exhaustion - it works for this amazingly) and I did notice that it really does seem to make you immune to cold. At least I didn't feel cold at all while in sub-zero weather.

American and Russian military have both conducted tests with this amino acid for obvious reasons. Not something you should do regularly though ....

[A Voice from the Mountains]

Hello all .
I have read that stinging nettles & lard boiled up can be greased onto the hands as a remedy against frosty weather. Has anyone used it for this purpose .

Roman soldiers used to rub stinging nettles on their skin because the irritation it caused was preferable to the sensation of freezing.

Whether it actually kept them warm I tend to doubt, but who knows. Stranger folk remedies have been validated by science.

[Daozen]

Nettle tea is a good remedy, my mother used to drink it before moving to green tea. Nettles tea also removes eye bags, I heard. Nettles can also be used as a substitute for spinach in pasta and lasagne recipes. They're also a natural anti-histamine. Thanks for reminding me OP, I need to buy some.