No other wild-growing herb in Norway can compete with nettle in the content of vitamins and minerals. It contains no less than 2.3% nutrients. The nettle can therefore be described as a real "power bomb".
The famous ancient physician Dioscorides recommends nettle for almost all diseases, especially for chronic cough, skin rash, arthritis and pneumonia. And there are a number of other ailments where the stinging nettle according to the popular science herbal literature should be beneficial.
Nettle is blood purifying and helps against nervous sweating.
As an ingredient in homemade cosmetics, nettles can be great to use, especially for different hair products. Hair washing with nettle water should help against dandruff, itching and hair loss. For rubbing and in compresses, it is a beauty herb that is claimed to be able to cleanse the skin and remove pimples and eczema.
