Stinging nettle is an amazing herb. It can be enjoyed in your kitchen as a marvelously nutritious soup or used as a medicine to help lower blood pressure, balance blood sugar, soothe arthritic and joint pain, or to treat skin conditions such as eczema.

Stinging nettle is a tonic herb with a long history of being used to treat a wide variety of ailments. She’s safe to use and tasty! You’ll want to revisit this herb again and again.

Be forewarned though! Stinging nettle is full of tiny hairs that when harvesting fresh can prick you and cause significant skin irritation! Be sure to wear gloves!

Discover Nettle (Xun Ma) and other herbs by visiting our Herb Directory.