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I used to rub it on my arms before school and would get sent home for the day. The rash would only last about 2 hours. Mom finally caught me grabbing it from yard next door lol good times.
@@METRIKVX naw whenever I used to try that the nurse would have me lay down for awhile. They see a rash and would be like get this kid out of here, instantly on the way home.
@@ryanfulkerson1903u wrote " he's and Jem". - meaning ...what?? Google is offering to translate ur mgs into English, but I don't think that'd help here, tbh.
@@ryanfulkerson1903 ok, the problem here is that "Jem" doesn't mean anything in the English language, so far as i know. So I'm just going to surmise that the word intended is "gem" - as in a jewel - & it was simply misspelled. Which is forgiveable. After all, indeed, he IS a 💎. - 👻😇✨
I met a woman years ago in a book shop who absolutely vibrated with energy. Her eyes were super white, her skin glowed, her hair was spectacular... I know this may sound crazy but it's 100% true. It was so obvious I was compelled to say something, ask her 'her secret' or whatever... I didn't want to seem weird but I had to talk to her so I said 'Excuse me, your hair looks so healthy and vibrant - what do you use?" Unbelievably, she said she hadn't used shampoo for years, all she ever put on her hair was a strong tea of stinging nettles! Turns out she drank stinging nettles tea, ate nettle leaves, soaked in a tub of boiled nettles after dry brushing, rinsed her hair and gargled with stinging nettles! She called it her magic friend. So glad I found your video - I'd sort of forgotten about these wonderful plants! ❤️ I'm getting stinging nettle tea tomorrow...
I need that cholesterol numbers to be better for sure I have naturally high cholesterol and wow this is awesome I was taking it for other reasons the tea but now I'll do it for the cholesterol too ❣️
Apparently, it’s so chock full of vitamins, minerals, & antioxidants… this makes sense! Her using it in so many ways must be like a veritable fountain of youth. What a great testimony; thanks for sharing! I used to be afraid of the plant but now I’m more excited than ever to start harvesting it. Wonder if it’ll even reverse my greys. Sounds like it may very well be a possibility.
This has me itching just listening, I lived with this surrounding the woods on my property for 20 years. It’s the only thing I miss after moving , I worked until I was itching up to my knees daily. Then I came in and showered. Applying aloe vera helped me . I wouldn’t drink this I am too allergic on my skin , I can imagine what my stomach would look like.
I grow stinging nettle in a pot here in Florida and use it regularly. One thing I do is whenever I have a painful arthritic flareup in my thumb, I go and sting the area. The first time I did this for a couple of months whenever I had a flareup, and then I realized that I stopped having flareups all together, for years. Rarely, do I get a flare up now and it’s easily been over 10 years since I did this.
Tried this the other day after i read about it , got arthritis in the joints of the 2 fingers closest to thumb on left hand , Took a glove with me and stung the hell out of it , not too bad must have been a 100 lumps on it lol ( wife was looking at me with raised eyebrows lmao ) , still felt a bit tingly the next day when i touched it but wasn't too bad and 4 days later the pain in my fingers has gone , they feel normal . Admittedly i'm not 100% it's worked so will repeat of the arthritis comes back . Better then taking nsaids forever ...fingers x
I am 86 years old and we used nettles all my life to cook along with spinach. About half and half. My Grandmother also made tea with lemon rind. We drank it cold.
My grandmother was cooking it with the beans ,I used to cook it for my daughter when she was one year old like spinach,she had severe anaemia, and it helped her a lot. Missing so much going to the woods with my grandma Keep in the good health
unfortunately, it is very hard to find “clean” nettles these days. Everything seems to be sprayed with something to kill something. In my “old” house, I used to have a patch of nettles just to be used for spinach, teas etc. (my Grandmother had a nettle patch just for her chickens.)
@@trudidolder6122 Very true. The last time I picked up some Jelly Mushroom and ate it, I had the runs for a couple of days. I noticed that they use pesticides every year. I guess anything growing low to the ground could be contaminated. The only things that's safe are the fruits and nuts that grow high up on trees.
As a British guy I must admit I did chuckle to myself when he said "there's never a time when I see stinging nettles and I'm not really excited". He'd be in a constant state of euphoria almost anywhere in the UK! They are very widespead here and generally regarded as a pest. There are nettles growing 6ft tall right accross the road from me, for weeks I've been wishing somebody would strim them down, but now, as a life long hay fever sufferer, I am seeing them in an entirely new light. Thank you for this.
isnt it funny, how old wives tales, remedies, ideas, die out in 1 generation. im from lancs, living in aus. since 71. even iodine, was in most foods, given by doctors as a cure all,. then, we got big pharma, take a pill, its easier. anti biotic. ect. i told another person, if you go to the doctors, & he,s fat, bald, wearing glasses,. why listen to him..
@@ritamariekelley4077 also check out Plantain broad leaved and ribwort species both work immensely well as a more effective antidote to nettle rash plus excellent as a spit poultice on insect bites n stings... U can use the leaves as a plaster for wounds.. Also edible apocalyptic vegetable slightly bland but will see you through 🙂
I used this for menstruation. I had horrific periods. Super super heavy. Taking stinging nettle slowed it down to what I think normal people had, sometimes even slowing more and shortening it from 10 days to 5. This is an amazing herb.
10 day period?! That is incredible. Mine has never lasted more than 4 days. I know everyone is different and all but 10 days seems excessive. I'm happy to hear that Nettle has helped you to mellow your body and "time" out. What an amazing plant Nettle is!
I hope you know how much I appreciate your channel. I used to be a pharmacy technician and I left my job in order to get a more rewarding job. I got a great job at my church here in Seattle where I helped run the kitchen where we fed hundreds of people who were in need of a good meal five days a week. I was just crossing the street and I was hit by a distracted driver and I was rushed to the hospital and I was in a coma for three weeks and I was only given a five percent chance of survival and I am so thankful that I am now able to get back in the gym again and I workout three times a week. Thank you for your post and I will be looking for you next video. I hope you have a great week ahead and I love the nettle tea. Thank you so much for sharing your positive energy 👍🍀
Incredible! We are so blessed aren’t we? Can’t tell when gods putting you through the test but once you’re on the other side you can see why god had to put you through that test. So happy for you, hope to see you in more comment sections like this!
@@hjd832 humanity did this not god. Don’t put the blame on the creator, humans have made a mess of our world not god. God have us freedom, this is what we did with it. Disgusting that people like you talk like that.
@@hjd832 well I guess the car was a good invention but needed some A.I. which is arriving so God did actually address the situation it will soon be driven by( responsibility )and not drugged pissed or dumb careless idiots ...as always look left look right look left again if all clear quickly walk across 🤔
As a teenager (I'm 63), I used to pick the wee leaves to make tea and the larger leaves for a hair rinse that leaves your hair shining. If you quickly & firmly take hold of the leaves they don't sting. Very charming young man with a real enthusiasm for his subject that leaves you wanting to learn more from him. Thank you.😊
Funny you say that you can grab the plant quick to avoid stinging, I discovered this when I was about 8 years old, I use to rip them out with my bare hands I just tried it cus I wondered if I could somehow ignore the pain if I did it fast and it turned out it doesn't sting! Just don't brush other leaves!
I did the same.....we would wear gloves to pick it....then make tea with the tiny leaves and the rest went to make a rinse for our hair. We added lemon balm (melissa) to the rinse. Just lovely. Nice comment, brought back memories. 👍💖
I used stinging nettle all my life. Back in Romania, the plant is well recognized for its health benefits. We used it as a puree and as a replacement for spinach. Also, we were told the stings have medicinal benefits for rheumatism. Still eating and enjoying it in Michigan.
Its true what you heard about stinging nettles and RA. Started take nettle supplements about 2 weeks ago and have already noticed an improvement in the mornings - don't wake up in quite so much pain. I've bought some seeds and am going to start growing my own.
@@m.walter2178 ~Thank you very much.! Since then I did some research on nettles. Nettle Soup in Sweden is called Nasselsoppa is a well known sign of spring blooming in Sweden. Nettles are packed with nutrition, flavour, have high quantities of iron, calcium, vitamin A and K. In old Europe nettles were used medicinally as a diuretic and to treat joint pain. Early young nettles are tender and perfect for cooking. Only use nettles less than 30 cm. (12 inches) high because otherwise they will have too much fiber and tough. Also avoid picking nettles that are flowering because they are too old. For the best flavour then pick only the top four to six leaves on each spear shaft. Farther south in the UK the nettle soup season is from the middle of February to late April, unless the nettles have been cut down in creating a second growth. You can also freeze those nettle tops. I would use clean, very thin nitrile gloves to pick them.
That's so good hearing young people like yourself telling people how nutritious and overlooked the good old nettle is. I think drying them is a great idea as there's nothing better in winter. It's wonderfully full of iron and has good effects on the kidneys, I could go on forever!
@@szymonbaranowski8184 yeah but the cops keep telling me I can't eat my neighbors... no matter how annoying or delicious they may be! I suppose these plants will have to suffice. For now....
What an amazing world. And here I assumed stinging nettle was the same as poison ivy, a plant people should seek to avoid. Last year I had a similar revelation with dandelions. Watching this guy truly inspires me to want to homestead. My profoundest gratitude to this guy.
@@oldschool8292 Well said! I can't agree more. As an example, I have some relatives clearing over 100k annually and I make far less yet I live simply and somehow I'm happy and I manage my finances better than those people. Here's a quote I'm sure you've heard: _“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”_ - Lao Tzu
@@LearnYourLand amazing video thanks mate .i also heard that the seeds are real good for you to i dont know if the type you picked grow seeds im from uk and the type we have here grow seeds might be something to look in to if you did not know
The stinging nettles in Antigua in the caribbean is tuff, reall itchy, the soil is powerful over there all fruits nd tree tends to become such valid kings nd queens to its habitat. Plus nature nd non toxic air makes everthing better.. i use to get sting by them alot untill i got use to it, then it never really bothered me after, i just stopp itching..
@@LearnYourLand check out the island of antigua and dominica both islands are really rich when it comes to vegan life. We normally fast as cultural routine. Nothing major its just normal as we know it is important.. the Rastas dreadhead are the true motivators off inner energy being brought out into life..
At the time of writing this, I'm 35, I grew up in the UK and when I was 5 or 6 I have a memory of "Old people" making nettle tea and nettle jellies etc and us kids were all "Yuck" as we just associated nettles with stinging. Remarkable how much natural medicine has been forgotten as generations change. This video is 4 years old and I'm late to the party but thank you for this!
I live in the UK and when I was younger I remember alot of the elderly saying that drinking nettle tea was good for you! I also remember 🤢 thinking...' Not in my life time!'. Now however I'm willing to give it a try.. but I'm still not sure about the Nettle jelly, although I'd like to try it at a kids Birthday party and see their reaction. (Them) 😳(and me) 😂🤣.
You're going to be gobsmacked at how delicious the young, fresh ones are when fairly lightly cooked and buttered, or made into soup. The tea's delicious too, even made from dry leaf. But, nettles jelly?? What's that like?
It grows wild where I live and I harvest and smoke it for my arthritis. It's the best remedy. I'm 65 and because I took the time to learn medicinal plants I haven't been to a doctor in 8 yrs and healthier than ever.
Hiya I am fascinated ?! Pray tell me how do I incorporate it into smoking mode ?! Do I just dry the leaves and mix with tobacco ?! Or is it better pure on its own rolled as a cigarette. Perhaps u UTILISE a Pipe !
I’ve been in love with nettles for decades now and recently moved into a home where I delightedly discovered I have a HUGE patch all around back porch and more along the woods line. I feel so blessed 💚 🧚🏽 🌱
This is one of the most articulate and interesting presenters I have ever watched and listened to. Why isn’t this individual in mainstream media , he should have his own TV Channel. Thankyou so so much .
He's too smart for msm because big pharma advertisers wouldn't like it. Bask in the glory of YT, still good for various topics of interest, help and current events ...today, anyway.
Butter, crushed garlic, fresh Rosemary, handful of “chiffonaded” Stinging Nettle over Angel-haired pasta with a splash of ev olive oil. Just had it earlier this week. Can’t beat it.
Don't know if the plant I accidentally bumped into is this but it immediately felt like I was in a ant pile. I live in Texas. I was gardening and found out this plant isn't something I like
In my country, Bosnia, southeastern Europe, we eat these stinging nettles only during the spring time, like march, april, when they are growing, and are considered young and juicy. We pick them up fresh, they grow everywhere, so usually we go to some place where there is no car traffic, so we ensure they are clean, we eat them for breakfest, like out them in some butter and pan, and crack eggs over it, we also make like spinach type dish, we also put them in cornflour and make cornbread with them, we can make pie of it. They are really healthy and tasty, ive been told as a kid that they have alot of iron and will give me strength thats why i ate them always, i was told this by my grammas. Usually when they grow big, people dry them and make tea of them. And of course, folks pick them to scare the children to discipline them lol. That is the use of stinging nettle in my country. Also they remind me when they blossom ans grow tall, they remind me of weed or marijuana. I know marijuana is kind of prahistoric plant, because of male and female ones.i beleive also that nettle is like a fossil, survived millions of years here. It just gives me that old ancient vibe. Great plant all in all.
Here in Denmark they are called “brændenælder” (“burning nettles”). We have breakfast products with dried burning nettle leaves in them (krudtuglegrød). The fibres in the stems can be/ have been used to make clothes (by hand, you can make a cord strong enough to be used for fishing). If you ferment the leaves and stems in a barrel of water, you get a very potent, though not nice smelling, fertilizer, called “ajle”. Nice channel. Keep up the good work 👍
@Michael Thomasen Hello, What do you use in order to ferment the leaves + stems in a barrel of water & also, is it safe to consume (eat or drink) in that form ?...
@@alozzola3270 it ferments naturally in water, though it needs to be stirred from time to time. Not recommended for internal use. Rather, the dissolved molecular structures of the ajle gives growing plants a lot of useful “building blocks” for growth, roughly speaking :-)
Fellow nettle affectionado here from Portugal. I am a dedicated worshiper of the nettle for 27 years now. I will return to read all the comments at a later date as I love to hear how nettles have healed people. Just now I wanted to mention something you forgot to cover in the video and that is the later season harvest of nettle tops when their seeds mature. Hang upsidedown to dry and shake out lots of wonderful tiny omega 3 packed crunchy delights. The gift that just keeps giving. 💚🌱
Stinging nettle was my first “wild flower” experience as well, Adam. I’m still growing my first plant that was gifted me by the cashier at our local Amish market as a scrub. Two months later I was diagnosed (officially) with breast cancer. I have made a tincture of the stinging nettle and yarrow that I also grow and have seen remarkable results in reduction of my tumors and masses. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge on such an easy to understand precise format.
I tried nettles recently for the first time, by adding them to home made tomato soup; it was unbelievably delightful in texture and flavour, a massive bonus to the health benefits; I love it! I really enjoyed the video too, excited to learn more and I highly recommend trying nettles for anyone one reading this who hasn’t. :)
Many years ago, my Greek mother-in-law was very excited to find this growing on the woodsy edge of my yard here in New England, near Boston. She told me how important it had been as a food source during and after WWII in the northern mountainous area of Greece where they lived on her family's farm and times were horrendous with a lot of starvation. she told me how to pick it and prepare it , a lot like they would spinach. said it was a lifesaver and good medicine too. good to see you spreading the news too!
A survivor of the Berlin blitz attack managed to survive on lard and nettles which grew in vacant lots. I have a pot full of fresh spring nettles cooked on the stove right now. We collect lots, cook, cool and store in the freezer.
I grew up in the woods and this young man knows more about one plant than I learned about the entire forest. Bravo and please keep educating us. Subscribed
@Deb Harris Most Western medicines conflict with eachother. 3 out of the 6 meds I've been on for years on have contraindications taken alongside eachother but I had to look into that myself to gauge how I felt about the risk/changing the time of day I take them seeing as my doctor didn't bother to tell me.I think it's a case of making yourself aware f the potential interaction between two active ingredients or whether the mechanism by which two medicines are in conflict but that isn't the case 100% of the time. I use cannabis because it counteracts the side effects of my allergy medication (vivid nocturnal hallucinations)
@Deb Harris Yes this is absolutely true and iI find it incredibly alarming and frustrating when I report adverse reactions to my doctor who refuses to even entertain the possibility. I am always acutely aware of what is going on inside my body and am in a patient group of 4,000 others. I have learned that I have to largely take responsibility for my own health and do my own research Even when I ask the pharmacist about eh specific cannabinoid and terpene profile of my medication they say they do not know and I must follow the papertrail until I find where/when the plant was grown according to the batch number analyse the lab report. My doctors think educating myself is neuroses and undermining their authority, but as you say it is incredibly important- there are so many permutations possible increasing with each drug ou take and people are so diverse with their own unique biochemistry. Statistically it is indeed impossible to say that taking any pharmaceutical is 100% safe but I find it remarkable how I'm still alive reading the vast list of possible side effects for every drug that is deemed 'safe enough' to put on the market. That said, people still need to be careful with herbs if they are unsure of the origin or they're prepared themselves with no way of accurately measuring dosage, like that poor boy who poisoned himself with poppy seed tea. Thankfully my favourite herb is practically impossible to fatally intoxicate oneself with and heals a good number of different ailments...
My auntie in Kinnitty Ireland used to make soup for her family from stinging nettles. I didn’t realize how nutritious nettles are until you explained it! What a wonderful channel you have created! Thank you.
Two things about nettles. The first is that because they are so nutritious, they also make great plant fertilizer. I soak and ferment them in water and then mix the result with plain water in different strengths for different needs. My garden loves it! Another use is one I haven’t personally tried, but people where I live swear by it. (I live in the Caucasus country of Georgia.) My mother-in-law tells of how her mother would line her bed with stinging nettles and crawl in wearing just her underwear as a treatment for her rheumatoid arthritis. I’m pretty sensitive to the stinging, so I’d have to be in pretty bad shape from the arthritis to try this, but the claim is that it stimulates blood flow and helps relieve pain and joint swelling.
He has a certain charm. It is from a genuine passion for botany. He appears to effortlessly provide such detailed info on his subject. He is happy and his love of the natural world comes shining through. Awareness of Herbal and medicinal plants used to be a very important part of community living and its resurgence is a blessing indeed. Thank you, young man. Keep up the great work!
@@sketch6995 ditto to you, can't you leave a comment without rudeness? You could have worded your comment better. Though it's great your watching such an interesting Channel. Actually Nettle Soup is delicious and very nutritious. My youngest son makes it. If you live in a rural area, make sure you gather somewhere where dog walkers don't go, or at the edges of roads where exhaust fumes are a problem. I live beside farms and an Agricultural Contractor and wouldn't use any nettles on the grass verges on my road. Though do on our Private Lane behind our homes and part of my garden near compost.
Tree leaves are the most nutritious because they have deep roots that pull up minerals that smaller plants can’t reach. Leaves fall and the nutrients are distributed on the surface for others to enjoy. Awesome and wonderful design!
My grandmother called it smartweed. After I fell into a patch , she said, "it smarts doesn't it? And now you know why you should avoid touching it so you're smarter too".
@@Soviless99 I found this reference and was surprised because I have seen this stuff growing wild all over growing up and never heard that it was edible or useful for anything except bees. But apparently it is. www.eattheweeds.com/smartweed-natures-pepper-and-pharmacy/
Once you love the plant it will establish itself all over your yard, which I love. We make Nesto. Which is like a Pesto except with Nettles. Once you crush it that also takes out the sting. Food process the leaves (I wear thicker medical gloves to strip them into the processor) Olive oil, parmesan cheese, a good salt, some garlic & lemon juice. That keeps well in the fridge or you can freeze it. It is more nutritious raw and addictive :)
Also great for allowing to sting where you have extreme pain. I had carpal tunnel so bad Lortab 4x a day wasn't cutting it. Desperate, I stung my wrists thinking it had to be better. I was out of pain for 16 hours with a warm massage feeling instead of the sting I expected!! My Dr's nurse tried it on her dad's back and he slept all night for the first time in YEARS! A friend where I work snatched it from me as soon as I got to work and consumed it at her desk because she said it was the only thing that put her out of pain with a bad back surgery. I had a ton of the nurses and cnas hooked on the tea for their joint ills from walking on concrete floors all day and lifting heavy patients. It is truly a wonderful plant!
Incredible and so informative … thank you so much. I have read through the comments and cannot see mentioned as yet, that the best antidote to the sting of stinging nettles, is actually the nettles themselves! My Mother was born in Germany and she would quickly grab some of the nettles and put this in a little blender with some water, she would then pour this slurry over my arm or wherever else I got stung. It provides pretty much instant relief! When my daughter was a little girl, she came into the kitchen screaming and holding her hand in the air. She was too young to articulate what was wrong with her. After some rapid thought on where she had been and examining her hand, I decided to hazard a guess that she had touched the stinging nettle I had tucked away. So I blended some up with water like my Mum used to so and poured it over her hand. She stopped crying incredibly quickly! Hope this helps someone else. Homeopathy in all its glory “ like cures like”
Nettle soup is actually quite delicious. I remember when we used to go on hikes in what I guess would be called primary (or is it elementary?) school in english speaking countries? We picked nettles and made soup while the teacher pointed out stuff about the plants, trees and creatures in the woods and fields we went through. Just make sure you get the first shoots and spring plants. If you get old plants you'll be chewing for hours =P. There's plenty of edible plants out there. Too bad that its not part of common education to teach kids about the stuff we have all around us anymore. Basic foraging skills is really useful. One of my favorites is wild picked wood sorrel.
Schools don’t want you to know this. They rather make money off of you when you get sick and sell you petroleum based medicine. That’s why we should educate ourselves 👍🏼
Number of servings: 4 A "good" sign of spring is nettles! Nettle soup is both tasty and a real health cure, maximized with vitamins such as carotene (vitamin A), calcium, silicon, tannins, organic acids, iron, chlorophyll and glucokinin. Ingredients 2 l freshly picked baby nettles 2 shallots 25 g of butter 3 tbsp buckwheat flour 2 chicken stock cubes 9 dl water (approx.) 2 dl white wine 1 dl cream salt black pepper 1 tbsp dry sherry accessories: 2 tbsp chopped chives 4 eggs 1 dl fresh cream PRINT Do this: Rinse the nettles thoroughly, remove any roots and rough parts. (Use plastic gloves with advantage) Sauté butter, onion and nettles. Crumble the bouillon cube and layer flour over the nettles and onion, then dilute with wine & water. Let it boil for a couple of minutes. Add the cream. Season the soup with salt & pepper and a little vermouth or dry sherry. Serve with a dollop of crème fraîche, a poached egg or half an egg and sprinkle with some chives. A piece of bread also goes well with it. 
Nettles and mashed potatoes--champ in Ireland, stelk in Scotland (unless I have them reversed). I used to make it each year in earliest spring with whatever herbs were then available. USA
In Romania, my grandmother (born in 1903) used to use the stinging of stinging nettle to relieve arthritis pain in the hands and feet. So really the stinging is painful temporarily but beneficial to arthritis pain within minutes of the sting. We also ate a lot of nettle cooked much in the same way as spinach but sometimes we added cream to the mix to give it a smooth creamy texture. We would fry eggs (or you could poach them for a healthier option) and add them on top of the nettle and cream mixture. Incredible flavor and health benefits. I have them in my back yard in MICHIGAN.
@@carolinegrant7924 for the record, you are only suppose to eat spring nettles and also using nettle stings to provide relief for joint pain caused by arthritis is pseudoscience.
"pseudoscience" lol Theis aka "we don't yet understand how it works." Yeah, we get that. But guess what? Some things once considered pseudoscience are now science. You can even go buy prescriptions for yesterday's pseudoscience. No props to you for poo-pooing something that is harmless and helps many people. Unless, of course, you have a phd in rheumatology and are afraid your services will loose a dollar. Naysayers are like grammar nazis. @@j.jwhitty5861
I was from Vermont and my father was a game warden he taugt my brother and I about nettles ( milk weed,fiddle heads wild onions butter nuts etc) . I never knew about the health benifits just that they were DELICIOUS taste like very tender spinitch the problem was finding enough for a meal for 4 people
I'm a state over from him here in ohio. I knew next to nothing just 3 or 4 years ago until I stumbled on this channel. Best thing that has ever happened to me. My kids now love nature walks and finding food.
...He does know his stuff, unfortunately, mushrooms are questionable since they are "decomposers". I used to eat them until I did the research. No more fungus for Jimbo...
Love this video! Thanks so much! I live in England and during the covid 19 pandemic my husband and I would forage for and blend nettles into smoothies every day. We lived in an awful, mould-ridden little house and I’m convinced it’s the only thing that stopped us contracting covid and having terrible immune systems. Watching this video has convinced me to go out tomorrow and forage for it again so I can dry out some leaves for the winter!
One of the first wild plants I was thought about as a child. I still remember being around 6 or 7 on my granddads farm and I was stung by one. My granddad told me when you are stung by a nettle you will find the cure near by. He then helpped me find a dock leaf (nearly always within a few metres of nettles) and showed me if you take a leaf, crush it, squeeze the juice from it to apply to the nettle sting it soothes. Genuinely takes most of the discomfort from the sting. Something about that stuck with me though. I loved how balanced it seemed, that the solution was offered by nature along with the danger. It was very practical advice as well because myself and the cousins were always getting stung running around the farm haha
I was told the same story …English stinging nettles are really pretty and have a heart ❤️ shape leaf and very different to these ones ….I grew up on a farm in Devon.
I love reading all of the different takes on this video. The goodness that envelops this process shows the care that went into the video and the comments that follow. This is beyond heartwarming. Thank you.
I've seen your videos before but did not subscribe and sadly lost you, but today yay you came back (a year later) quickly subscribed, your information is so important, thank you for everything you provide.
My German Grandmother once told me that during WW2, they pretty much lived off of nettle; that, and the occasional rabbit. Food was scarce and this plant was in abundance. She had a great sense of humor and called it the bunker diet. I absolutely love walking through a patch any time my arthritis acts up. The chemicals in the "needles" helps to numb the afflicted areas. That was a practice I learned from the Native American folk. It truly is an amazing plant.
I live in Sth. Wales, uk. Used to throw my friends into nettle beds. Tried Nettle soup later, marvellous. When I feel depressed eat some. Thanks Dude. Dave.
I love your content , I’ve studied plants on my own terms since I can remember!!! You are amazingly informative, Keep up this wonderful work you are doing……so needed in these times we live in. We need people like you in this field of interest ….:
Excellent commentary on the wonderful nettle. One aspect that was not mentioned is that summer is a great time to harvest the seeds from the mature plant. The seeds are incredibly nutritious, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, are a kidney restorative, and are excellent at boosting one's energy levels and immune system. In fact, they are so powerful, be careful not to consume more than 30g per day you will still be wide awake with energy when it's time to fall asleep. The seeds can be brewed into a tea, eaten fresh, or dried and sprinkled on salads or bread like poppy seeds, or added to soups. Truly, every part of the nettle can be used and harvested at various times giving us its benefits throughout the year.
@@stephaniecarrow4898 , Here is a link to another video on stinging nettles. The host explains all aspects of harvesting. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2_jej88fpfU.html
Here in Eastern Europe this is a well known medicinal plant. We also have good recipes for it and the properties are well known. One cool fact that wasn’t mentioned is that getting stung by stinging nettle is healthy and helps with circulation 😁
I had tennis elbow for about 10 years and I was then working in a vineyard with lots of opportunity to sting myself through out the day … so I decided to sting my elbow with multiply stings by rubbing my elbows back and forth many times through patches of nettles around 4 times a day. I did this for about a week and I could feel the sting migrating to exactly hit the weak spot. It totally healed me I no longer have tennis elbow. Thank you stinging nettles …
Thanks, am going to get into my nettle patch tomorrow morning, i have been having a few extra aches lately particularly in my R elbow...had forgotten about the arthritis and nettle etc...
@@aussiegirl3473 (and Polly A too) I have experienced this for a fact (this is not about 'ME' but I need to explain just to be clear?) I had/ still have a massive trauma to my left wrist since early childhood (and I am naturally left-handed), I didn't like to admit or consider myself to be physically impaired but the harsh reality was that I would suffer lasting pain whenever I did some 'normal tasks' like mowing the lawn for example. It got worse over time and my doctor would prescribe painkillers with a 'rolling' prescription? I didn't like the idea of painkillers except as a last resort and certainly not to be taken every day or even any week if I could bear it. Then came the day I was working in the garden and got stung by nettles along that arm, yeah, getting stung by nettles can really suck (depending on the time of year?) but I realized that the pain in my wrist was gone and it 'stayed gone' long after the nettle-sting was bothering me? I have taken about 100 prescribed painkiller tabs since, that was more than two years ago. I often get stung by nettles though? I can say it works for me and hope it works for you too. God speed (I know there is an obvious question, re nettles don't grow all year round? That's why I used what the doc ordered on occasion?
@@conmcgrath7502 I rubbed some on my elbow today, while i made my smoothie, with pasteurised only milk, frozen banana, 3 stinging nettle leaves, comfrey leaf, gotu kola leaves, moringa powder, magnesium and other ingreds powder, yummy, then i went out and did 3 hours mulching of garden trims, palm fronds etc, had a mile high pile, and still more to go.. Had to bcz yesterday my sweet 11yo granddaughter came f2f with a v large v venomous eastern brown snake in my back yard, there is a small seasonal creek between mine and the back neighbour (long story there, not good) She had been running in the yard, jumped the log to go see the eel she has discovered in the creek and BAM she almost landed on the snake, who at first turned toward her, she froze, petrified, and screamed to us...poor girl, she clung to her mum sobbing for over 5 mins... But, Praise God for His protection over her, she is a small slight built lass and a bite from a snake that size would have been life threatening!!! So, back to the nettle, i intend to get back into having these smoothies daily again, as they are so full of life giving substances..at almost 65 yo things aren't quite what they used to be lol Comfrey is the young woman's insurance policy : ) The middle aged lady's BFF & the older lady's LAST resort LOL Guess i fit the latter bill now haha I'm still fairly active, even though i am challenged with Post Polio Syndrome from my childhood P vaxx at 6 yo, but God, is good all the time, and all the time God is good, He has never let me down, in all my 43 ys walking 🚶🏼♀️ with Him God bless and thanks for sharing : D Here's a blessing for YOU : ) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1qjj2Bojkpo.html
@@aussiegirl3473 Thank you and glad to hear no harm fell to your granddaughter. It never occurred to me to use nettle leaves 'direct' in a smoothie or otherwise. I know the 'old people' had a great regard for nettles, in particular for the young ones at this time of year (spring in the northern hemisphere) and I remember my Dad fondly talking about getting 'yesterdays potatoes fried with nettles in the bacon-water'. I think I am going to try and revive some of those old ways. Did you know, that leaving a few nettle plants in a bucket of rain-water for a month makes an excellent fertilizer? By 'a few' I am given to understand no more than a handful or the water will be too strong? but you could always dilute it?! Spookily enough, I had just recently considered my epitaph 'PISS KILLS NETTLES' and laughed quietly to myself for there is indeed ancient knowledge and wisdom to pass on to the next generations. Maybe before I 'shuffle off this mortal coil' I can manage to leave something more useful to know? Dia is Muire duit.
@@conmcgrath7502 Alright for you blokes, but not so grand for the gals LOL Not heard of the nettles, but weeds in a bucket of water for fertilizer : ) All the best with the nettle recipes.. Warm regards Con
Adam...You HAVE to be ONE THE BEST presenters on RU-vid! This is the second video I've watched and you've never faultered! Precise information flow! GREAT JOB!!
I love that you showed close ups of the plants. Too many books and videos talk about these things, but don't give you really good images of them so you can see what's being talked about lol
I'm not one for watching longer videos, but my lord this guy just had me hooked, he was so well versed in what he was speaking about and learned so much about this plant I used to consider nothing but a pest
Wow! I am impressed that you are using scientific terms including trichomes! Thank you for this well-researched video. From a retired Certified Arborist and Arboriculture/Forestry teacher
On one of my last long-distance hikes on the Appalachian Trail I found what seemed like the entire state of Tennessee's trail completely overgrown with stinging nettles. And, of course, I had no choice but to wade through it. Bare legs, bare arms. I have a complicated relationship with nettles.
Just bought a house in northern Portugal, and noticed a pretty green plant growing en mass all across the field, I thought it might be stinging nettle, but didn't exprerience any stining from it, so I dismissed the idea. BUT..... LOL.... You guessed it, that plant is definately stinging me now. I firs thought I had been cursed by the previous owners, but then I found your video. I am blesed. As a 67 year old man this is certainly a good thing to have growing in my new place. Thanks for the video. Even if it is SIX years old, it is still valid.
Stinging nettle has been a life-changer for me. I throw it, raw, into my green smoothies (banana and orange juice). My energy lasts all day, my allergies subside, and I LOVE the taste--it tastes like springtime!
I love stinging nettle, I first moved into a house where it was growing in the backyard but I didn't know what it was and pulled it all out and threw it away sadly. I later realized what I had and now Infuse it drink for allergies and dry it and put it in jars or summer when it doesn't grow here. I use it in stir-fries and soups and talk to people about the nutritional benefits, my son thinks it's crazy but he doesn't stand still long enough to hear about how beneficial it is. what classes did you take to learn about all of this you're very knowledgeable thank you for your information.
On mentioning allergies, I suffer from asthma, quite severe at one point. After buying a house with a 120ft long garden, almost full with nettles, I was nettled constantly, day in, day out. I did make nettle tea with honey occasionally. And now, the asthma has almost disappeared. Coincidence? Possibly, I don’t suffer with hay fever anymore either.
Cos he's real and not talking about sex and sticking his Willy out for the world to see. Most ppl will watch and subscriber to crap. But some of us love the good stuff innit.
Best way to go forward is to drink it in the morning b4 you eat anything ending your fast after sleep, drink two cups of water then go on with your day. 2nd great plant is echinacea by itself or mix in with goldenseal after every meal or any intake. To keep the immune system being prepared for any bacteria or pesticide trying to invade nd develop...
Hey Adam, just found your video and website so I am quite the "newbie" on the block when it comes to Herb land. Your presentation is great and very concise in a linear fashion, meaning it is easy to take notes and learn some particulars about the plant. Keep up the great work regarding teaching Mother Nature's Herbal Kingdom, as she is really the only real thing, we have to help us find out way home.
Sake Wataru: Hardly anybody knows everything about anything. The young man is an outdoorsman, and one with a healthy degree of curiosity. To concentrate his outdoorsy studies on a single element, such as urtica, shows a willingness to explore things you and I might deem trivial. I’ll bet he already has a school 😁
For salads it's a good idea, especially later in the season, to blanch stinging nettle lightly to be on the safe side. There is one more use for stinging nettle: as with humans, it's increasingly good for farm animals. I remember my grandpa bringing heaps and heaps of it every day for the chickens, just giving it to them tied in bundles and them going crazy for it. It's very nutrient rich and also protects chickens from parasites.
Why blanch? Ive heard and found out the hard way. Not too consume nettle after it goes to seed. The equivalent of powdered glass accumulates in the plant, ive heard
About 20 years ago we live in the country side of Port Elizabeth South Africa, and I learnt from a black lady how to harvest and prepare Stinging nettle, either like spinach or in a tomato & onion stew. Delicious. But it does leave you sleepy. Which is fine after supper. It only guarantees a good night sleep. We live in the suburbs in Gauteng now. And I haven't seen any around.
Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge, I turn to your podcasts when I want to watch/listen to something soothing, that also imparts knowledge to me. I have studied "alternative" methods of healing for at least 40 years of my life (now 67) as a consequence of being let down in a big way by short sighted "normal" allopathic medicine in my mid 20s. I was lucky that I was at the time living in central Italy where many people still put faith in folklore, old wife's tales and common sense (!) . I was destined to follow a different path and I absorbed herbal -natural healing knowledge readily. Talking about the mistakes we make on this kind of journey is honest and helpful. You are such a gentle soul.
In a recent "double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised test" - it was concluded that this chap really knows what he's talking about and should be taken very seriously. I'm off now to get me some nettle-tops.
I stumbled upon this and was quickly going to make a comment making fun of this guy. While typing my stupid comment I actually started listening and soon realized he is probably a thousand times smarter than i am and is very informative. I deleted my comment and subscribed instead. Hope to learn more. Keep up the good work!
Out of all the videos I believe subscribing and liking your video has been the most satisfyingly heartwarming process I have ever been through on RU-vid. 10/10
I have a cousin that has myelofibrosis one of side of effects her bone marrow does not make enough blood for her body . She sees her doctor every three months and he is a cancer Dr. She turned him into a believer that the stinging nettle plant does make red blood cells within 9 months she was no more anemic ! Thanks to the stinging nettle plant for doing just that and by the way her doctor has recommend that to all his patients 🙂👍
@@Seek_Him You can get it dried. Sometimes you can get it fresh @ farmers markets. Seeds can also be purchased. Just search stinging nettle to get dried or seeds. God bless.
Now in my upper 60's, I suddenly noticed BPH symptoms about 3 months ago. I might be doing the pee dance if I couldn't relieve myself on short notice, especially when I woke up in the morning. About 1 month ago, stinging nettles patches were coming up and available for snacking. This video said consume the roots/rhizomes to treat BPH. I found REMARKABLE benefits from merely eating just a few raw leaves.... like 3 or 4. That's it. And then I realized the benefits lasted days. I didn't have to eat any more leaves for ??? days to avoid BPH symptoms but I eat a few leaves once or twice a week anyway, so I don't know how long the benefit would last if I stopped. I've never again experienced BPH symptoms since my first leaves. It really does have a positive impact on quality of life. Thank you for this video.
Your enthusiasm shines out all the time you are talking ! I have tons of various ‘weeds’ in my garden ( here in SW France) & I do have a plant identification App on my iPhone, but I’m still a bit nervous of doing any foraging, as some plants are remarkably similar to each other. My gardener has been & gone so the grass is very short & he’s mown down the thousands of daisies & dandelions, but I know that they will reappear in just a few days , given the great weather here. Haven’t had a look yet to see if I have any Nettles, but I will & maybe try the tea idea. Thanks for sharing your expertise.😊🖖
Thank you! This is so wonderful!! I inherited a rural home in Nebraska 11 years ago, and it always had lots and lots of nettles. Over the years, I have learned more about them, I no longer pull them out (! I know. Terrible!) and I actually talk to them and thank them for growing here. When I snip them for teas and stews, I send gratitude their way, and guess what? Now I have EVEN MORE plants...more than I can even harvest (with my work schedule)! I love then so much. Mine look a little bit different from yours, but I'm sure they're stinging nettles (or "stinger weed", as my Lakota friend calls them). I'd send you a photo if I could. An herbalist friend once told me that they're also good for menopausal women. Have you heard that? I don't know if it's officially true (and I never had menopause issues, so I never tried using them for that). I mostly just eat them and make tea with them. Always interested in new ways to prepare them, though! Yesterday I harvested a whole bunch, blanched them, froze some, and made the rest into my favorite African peanut butter stew. So yummy! If you're ever on the road at the right time of year, you should stop by here and harvest some. Maybe you could even give a talk at the library or on the Reservation or something. We would LOVE it. You're very knowledgeable, wise, and enthusiastic! A real expert, which is wonderful to see in someone so young. Thanks again. 😊
Margarita Toshkesi Nettle my favourite plant ever! When I was 18 years old I had massive hair loss, I was really sad but once I told my grandma she told me that don’t worry as I have a medicine outside on our garden for you and she went and picked some nettle roots and boiled them so I started to use on my hair, in two weeks I saw a massive difference and after a month no anymore hair falling! This was a miracle for me as I thought I am going to lose all my hair and after using nettle my hair became even more healthy and strong! I just love them also my favourite pie is nettle pie!
Thanks for getting to the points without any la dee dah talking. I'm tired of people who love the sound of their own voices. You are just getting us the information. It's appreciated
Thanks for taking the time to make all these videos man! Love your passion for nature and the thorough detail. You've helped me and countless others expand our knowledge of edible/medicinal plants and fungi. You da man Adam, appreciate what you do.
great info - I'm from Europe and I remember my grandma cooking this plant in especially in the spring - she will cut onions in cube and put a little oil, get the onions golden and than added about a tsp of flour mixed it well and add some milk ( warm milk) - make like rue , after that she will put in the stinging nettle ( washed and cut) and cook it for just a little bit, add chopped garlic towards the end of the cooking. We will eat this dish with sunny side up eggs and homemade bread. ( Same for spinach )
THE BEST IS TO BOIL THEM 2 MINUTES THEN DUMP OUT THAT WATER AND PUT FRESH WATER ,THE FIRST WATER IS A LITTLE BITTER THEN BOIL TILL THEY COOK RINSE AND AD SALT OLIVE OIL LEMON AND OR VINEGAR , AND BONO PATTIE S. MUSTAFA
I grow a big pot of stinging nettle, use it in soups and as tea. I also soak them in water for a few weeks until the water starts to bubble and use it as fertilizer. Sometimes I just forget about the nettle soaking in water and it can sit there for weeks, gets diluted by rain and my dogs regularly go there and drink the nettle water. They, too, know what's good for them!
@@rosita3528 I take the leaves off the stalks a d wash them and then I add them to vegetable stock or, my preferred way of using the, cook them together with potatoes and one or two carrots to make a potato/stinging nettle soup.
Im in North Western PA ..know i have this on my property..bought a foraging book to return more to natural healthy foods (supermarket crap is just that)..new to your channel but you are great at explaining and your knowledge is amazing..hope you post a lot more about the goodness available..as always prayers and blessings
Thanks for the comprehensive information. Here in Sweden we have only Urtica dioica as far as I know. We pick them in the spring and they are regarded as a delicacy. We make a soup of them with cream and egg. It's really good. My grandmother also picked them to feed her chickens. She had a small chicken farm with 50 chickens.
I live in the uk and I have a large patch of nettles growing In my garden . I pick the top new leaves in march and make nettle cordial drink . I pick the young leaves and pop them into boiling water for a minute and then drain and eat as a vegetable . I add to soups ,stir fries,omelette,noodles. I grow a large patch for the ladybirds(lady bugs) that seem to love this plant and by May There are hundreds of these little beetle things that produce many young and these perform an outstanding job of eating the aphids affording some protection for my home grown vegetables .I do get stung quite often and the sting of my nettles does seem very strong and last a long while.
I wanted to be just another online asshole with this guy....but then I realize he's a genuine dude and has me wanting to put down the beer and give this stuff a try. Well done good sir!
This is my first time watching. Im an instant fan. Loving your energy, presentation, passion and knowledge. Very very nice, if I could give you two likes I would.
It grows everywhere on my farm in Maine, especially behind my greenhouse barn. I finally started harvesting the leaves and drying them in the sun for tea. I am planning to try extracting the fiber from the stalks this summer for spinning or cordage and weaving into a coarse fabric (it can be made soft, but it takes a lot of work). Most ancient or prehistoric cultures made fabric from stinging nettles. I would imagine it was also a huge part of their diet. I will probably also dry a bunch to feed to my livestock.
I understand that nettlecloth was the choice for long-wearing tablecloths in Scotland (don't remember where I read this, maybe Catherine Brown, in "Broths to Bannocks")
This plant has long been (perhaps centuries) a favorite Spring treat in Russian communities. The stinging experience is said to alleviate arthritis. A Spring treat is a delicious nettle soup. That, combined with Spring sorrel makes a wonderful soup, either hot or cold.
I agree, same here in Eastern Europe for us ... and it's the same way with all types of stinging nettles all over Europe AND the world, especially with the more traditionally-minded and nature-oriented people.
You're definitely an old soul in a young man's body . Thank you for this excellent presentation and information on the subject of this misunderstood and often hated medicinal plant .👍😸
When I was 16 yr Yong I had extreme knee pain. Doctors prescribe me lot of different medicines with zero result . Pain was so bed I had a problem walking then my mother told me " do not be stubborn cut lot of stinging nettles and whip for 10 min to knee" . I did and next day I could't walk at all , my knee was so badly swollen I was so upset but my mother looked at me and told me - all is ok tomorrow you will walk . She was right and I newer again experience knee pain. I'm 74 years old .
Thank you for this. I just stumbled on your sight and subscribed. I have been foraging for a few years (I am also 60+). I have not heard a presentation like yours. It is wonderful. You have a new follower. Thanks again.
I was born/raised in Düsseldorf where "Brennesseln" grow prolifically. The way most kids are introduced to this plant is in the wild when nature calls. Invariably the kid squats without looking and when it stings he falls backwards into the plant. A life altering experience. Think cactus. I was too embarrassed to let the nuns help me so I suffered for a while - raised in a Catholic orphanage.
