I already wrote what it is clearand what are the beneficial and harmful ones? properties It has. Now I'll tell you where and for what you can use a plant that looks exactly like nettle. This is what this medicinal herb looks like:
So, young leaves can be used for salads, cabbage soup, green borscht, pie filling, seasoning for preserves, etc. They taste somewhat like spinach. If you pick these very young leaves, they'll be very tender:
Second, deadnettle is recommended by herbalists for the treatment of many illnesses and conditions. Third, it can be drunk simply as a tea. It is also used in cosmetology:
- for hair – improves health, strengthens, removes dandruff;
- for the face – nourishes, rejuvenates, relieves irritation.
And what is also important for those who live in their own house or have a summer cottage - the dead nettle is used as a powerful fertilizer.