Stinging Nettle Information

Stinging nettle is a perennial plant that can be found growing in Canada, the U.S. in Europe. It is an ancient remedy for everything from asthma, arthritis, snakebites, urinary tract inflammation, and even excessive menstruation.

As you can probably infer, this herb also gets its name from the prickly needles on its dark green leaves. They sting and even burn upon contact.

Benefits

• Fights urinary tract infections. It helps flush harmful bacterial as well from the system
• Has potent immune boosting and inflammatory properties
• Helps treat prostate problems. This is where it's become most popular in the last few years. It should be noted, however, that it doesn't prevent prostate problems, it helps in the treatment of an enlarged prostate.
• Helps reduce allergy symptoms by inhibiting the release of histamine.

Stinging nettle has some wonderful therapeutic benefits for men, especially in the treatment of an already enlarged prostate gland. However, if you need help in both preventing and treating an enlarged prostate (the cause of the urination problems endemic to prostate health issues), we recommend you consider beta sitosterol, cornsilk, and lycopene over a stinging nettle remedy.

Beta sitosterol is thousands of times more potent than even Saw Palmetto -- a popular prostate herb. One of the authors of this site had an enlarged prostate and was able to resolve it with these three substances. Together, they form a synergistically optimized strength that powerfully combats prostate issues.

Side Effects of Stinging Nettle: Precautions & Guidelines

If taking stinging nettle with prescription medication such as diclofenac, make sure you discuss it with your doctor first. Herbs are rich in highly active ingredients and while they are food, they are also potent medicines when used with judgment and skill.

Choosing a Prostate Supplement

1. Look for a standardized extract that contains 13% total sterols. Also look for a combination of prostate health herbs like cornsilk, stinging nettle, beta sitosterol, or lycopene all in one as they work synergistically.

2. The supplements should be produced at pharmaceutical standard GMP registered facilities. Facilities that are GMP registered comply with the most rigid standards so as to minimize the possibility of product contaminants.

(These are the same standards pharmaceutical companies in the United States are required to operate under as mandated by the FDA.) Dietary supplements are not regulated by FDA and as such fraud is rampant with many so-called supplements containing contaminants with 1 in 5 not having the ingredients as proclaimed on the label! Click here to read more about this.

3. Ensure the supplement manufacturer has a Certificate of Analysis (COA) on file for review by you the customer thus confirming the potency of the herbal ingredients listed on the label.

4. Ideally, make sure the supplement does not contain any fillers or additives such as sucrose (sugar), starch, gluten, silica(sand) or any other artificial colors, dyes, or flavors. NOTE: (If you are dead set on only using stinging nettle, I recommend you buy only freeze-dried or standardized extract. Drink it as a steep by preparing it as an infusion (making tea out of its medicinal leaves).

A Quality Product?

The best supplement for prostate health, in our view is one we discovered after a lot of prolonged research. One of the authors of this site had BPH and was looking for a specific male prostate multivitamin that could help to relieve an enlarged prostate.

This male multivitamin product made by a New Zealand company though a supplement, is actualy pharmaceutical grade. It has over 400 mgs of cornsilk, beta sitosterol, and lycopene. This supplement meets the requirements discussed above and more.

This prostate supplement is not just a prostate specific product. There are versions specifically for men, women, and a generic unisex version. All contain over 70 nutrients including but not limited to herbal extracts, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, trace nutrients, etc. It is a complete vitamin supplement.

I have been using this vitamin supplement for men for a little over a year and have experienced better levels of energy, better sleep, better urinary and prostate functionality as well as other health benefits.

I hope this Stinging Nettle article has been useful to you.

Yours in health, hope, and harmony,
Nutritional-Supplement-Bible.com