Category Archives for "Nettle"

Apr 21

Nettle for Allergies: Relief That Is So Complete, It May Blow You Away

My 10-year-old son has increasing problems with seasonal allergies — we brace ourselves as spring comes with its pollen because this kid really reacts. Last year we kept him comfortable with over-the-counter medications, local honey, regular elderflower tea, lavender oil in a nebulizer/diffuser concoction as he sleeps, and a chest rub of lavender and eucalyptus […]

Apr 10

A stinging nettle soup, full of so much flavor and health, it has changed our lives…

By Jeanie Rose | Nettle

How could anything this healthy be so totally delicious? Nettle soup has a growing fan base across the country and for good reason. Nettle leaf is delicately flavored and cooks to a smooth silky texture. The prickly little needles are completely gone. No other vegetable in our experience provides the texture that nettle does. And […]

Jul 21

This stinging nettle tea may knock out your seasonal allergies or may just keep you healthy (with a brewing “pro tip”)

By Amanda Rose | Nettle

We are lucky to have nettle all around us here in the Sequoia National Forest, for nearly nine months a year at various elevations, giving us a great chance to nourish ourselves for the cost of fresh air, some clipping, and steeping or cooking. We rely on a frozen nettle stash through the year for […]

Mar 19

How to harvest stinging nettle without getting completely eaten alive

By Amanda Rose | Nettle

We love, love, love, love stinging nettle as a food. We harvest this wild green regularly and use it primarily in our very dense greens soup. Five years ago I would not have imagined that I would be harvesting nettle regularly. Even the slightest brush up against it would leave me with an aching rash […]

Sep 02

This portable allergy tonic is a staple in our household during peak allergy season

By Amanda Rose | Nettle

My poor son Frederick suffers fairly severely from seasonal allergies. In the spring of 2012 his allergies were so bad that we allowed him regular over-the-counter allergy medication for about six weeks. There were days that his symptoms were so bad that we watched the clock eager to give him his next dose. At the […]

Jun 04

Combat the sting of nettle leaf with another wild weed

By Amanda Rose | Nettle

I am so excited to report a natural remedy for a nettle leaf rash: the wild green called “lamb’s quarters.” Here in California, lamb’s quarters grows wild along with nettle at some elevations and as I was about to trek into a stand of both, one of my son’s teacher’s said, “If the nettle gets […]

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