Nettle (Stinging Nettle) is a gift fromt the ancient world. It has been used as food and medicine in both East and West for thousands of years. In Chinese Medicine, it is known as Xun Ma and used for a to treat a multitude of health conditions.
 
Nettle is a store house of vitamins and minerals needed for maintaining optimal health and thus referred to by some as "Natures Multi-Supplement".  When consumed as a food, garnish, or taken as a tea, the amounts vary and some are quite modest. Still regular consumption is reported to bring health and radiance. When taken as a tincture, the effects are amplfied and quite significant:
 
90 grams of Nettle contain:
2.4g protein
0.1g fat
27g carbohydrate
6.1g fibre
444mcg vitamin K
428mg calcium
50mg magnesium
297mg potassium
 
The medicinal benefits of Nettle are legendary and over the centuries, it has been used for skin problems, to alleviate allergies, to stop excess bleeding as well as to help the body overcome serious, chronic and even fatal diseases. Reported and recorded benefits are:
 
Anti-inflammatory benefits
Rich in antioxidants
Supports bone health
Skin-healing properties
Can help prostrate health
May reduce arthritic pain
Helps balance blood sugar
Helps maintain healthy cholesterol
May help reduce blood pressure
May help prevent certain cancers
 
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Nutritional and pharmacological importance of stinging nettle
 
At Shen we use the best quality, organic Nettle leaf and extract the maximum herbal essence using traditional extraction with no heat or other types of processing that can affect the quality or strength of the tincture.  Our extraction method provides the purest essence of the mother herbs, and the highest bioavailability and absorption.
 
Disclaimer: This is a traditional herbal supplement. The above statements have not been verified by the FDA. User assumes all risk.