Nettle

Dehydrated whole nettle leaves, freshly picked from Kooinda Farm herb gardens. Organically grown and hand picked with love. They are kept whole so you can chop them as required, and this also preserves the nutrients and flavour for longer.

The herbs come packaged in home compostable bags.

BENEFITS

Nettle has many qualities including being highly nutritious, which provides you with energy and helps muscle spasm pain by fixing nutrient deficiencies and reducing inflammation. It can be used as a food ingredient or as a herbal tea.

Nettle is good for detoxing organ systems, strengthening lungs, lowering inflammation, and reducing pain, and also strengthens urinary tract health.

It contains polyphenols which have been shown very beneficial in prostrate health and against breast cancer

It is anti-aging and can lower fasting levels of blood glucose.

The histamine in the nettle also helps with seasonal allergies by reducing the inflammatory response.

There is 2900mg of Calcium for each 100g of dried leaf and it is also in a totally bio-absorbable form.

Protein 20 to 25% , Vitamins A, B1, 2, 3 & 5, C, D, E, and K

Potassium  1750mg

Magnesium 860mg (helps to decrease menstrual cramps)

Phosphorus 447mg

Iron 41.8mg per 100g (bio-available without causing constipation)

Other Minerals choline, chromium, copper, iodine, selenium, silica, silicon, sodium, zinc

References used: ‘Alchemy of Herbs’  by Rosalee de Foret (2017),  ‘How can I use herbs in my daily life?’  by Isabell Shipard (2003)