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Used for the following ailments: Asthma, ulcers, bronchitis, jaundice, nephritis, hemorrhoids, dysmenorrhea, gout, arthritis, allergic rhinitis and low blood sugar.

It is the histamine, acetylcholine and serotonin present in the leaf bristles of this plant which give it a catalyst like action much in the same way that capsicum works. Nettle compounds actually irritate mucus membranes which creates the needed formation of additional protective mucus. Recent studies have used nettle to treat allergic hay fever.

Nettle can be highly allergenic, therefore caution should be used in determining if an allergy to its compound exists.