Story by: Ezra Otieno, MPH writing for Life Health Network
Every spring, millions of people wage the same losing battle: watery eyes, relentless sneezing, a nose that simply will not cooperate. And nestled in hedgerows and meadows across the world, the plant responsible for one of nature’s most infamous stings may offer a surprising remedy.
Stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, has a long history in herbal medicine, dating back to ancient Greece. Today, a growing body of peer-reviewed research is catching up with that tradition, revealing how processed nettle extracts may help calm the very immune responses that make allergy season so miserable.
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