Herbs - Nettle - Preparations

Infusion: Add 1 to 3 teaspoons dried herb to 1 cup hot water. Drink three times daily.

Poultice: Use fresh herb.

Tincture: Take 20 to 60 drops three times daily.

The fresh herb may also be used in a poultice as a counter-irritant.

For sunburn, skin irritation, poison ivy et cetera, combine with jewelweed (Impatience carpensi), yarrow, or other astringent, tannin-rich plants.