Stinging nettle is used for a variety of different purposes in herbal medicine.
This plant appears to provide numerous effects. For instance, the leaves contain
quercetin, a flavonoid that may help with
allergies by inhibiting histamine release from certain cells in the body. The leaves also contain several other flavonoids, such as
beta-sitosterol (which may help
lower cholesterol and treat an
enlarged prostate).
The plant also contains compounds that may have pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory analgesic, numbing, antiviral, and antibacterial effects. Because stinging nettle contains many different active components, it is likely that benefits of the herb are due to combination of several of the different components.
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