If you suffer from PMS, irregular, or heavy periods, nettle is an excellent natural remedy. Check out the 6 amazing benefits of nettle and how to make nettle tea.
The spring is here. I’ve been thinking about doing a spring-cleanse with nettle tea all winter. And now the time has finally come.
Why have I been so jazzed about it?
Because I’ve learned that nettle is not only an excellent spring tonic, but also a wonderful remedy for women’s menstrual problems.
The Benefits of Nettle
1. It detoxifies the body.
Nettle safely and gently cleanses the body of metabolic wastes by promoting the excretion of wastes through the kidneys. This, by itself, will guarantee a lighter mood and more vibrant energy.
2. It improves estrogen metabolism.
Nettle also cleanses your liver and enhances the liver’s ability to process estrogen more effectively, which reduces PMS symptoms.
3. It builds blood.
Rich in iron, nettle is a natural blood builder. It’s an excellent herb for anemia and fatigue, especially in women.
4. It helps reduce heavy periods.
Nettle is often recommended for excessive menstrual bleeding. This means that it can reduce the length of your period and the severity of cramps, and make your flow lighter.
Cypress oil is another natural remedy that helps with heavy menstrual bleeding.
5. It helps reduce water retention.
As a diuretic, nettle increases the secretion and flow of urine, helping with fluid retention and bladder infections.
6. It helps protect our boundaries.
Symbolically, nettle represents the ability to draw clear boundaries and protect oneself.
This comes up as an issue for many women during the pre-menstrual phase of their cycles, when irritability, frustration and anger often occur.
How to Make Nettle Tea
If you can pick fresh nettle yourself, that would surely be the best. But if you live in the city like me, your best bet is to get freshly dried nettle at your local Whole Foods or herbal store. It should be available right about now.
Here are the steps:
- Put two or three teaspoons of dried nettle leaves in a medium-sized teapot and soak with freshly boiled water.
- Strain after five minutes. If you want to do a spring cleanse, drink one cup in the morning and save the remaining two cups to drink cold during the day.
I’ve heard that drinking too high a dose might cause mild irritation. So I recommend that you strain the leaves after five minutes and don’t let it steep for too long.
You can also combine nettle leaves with raspberry leaves, nourishing your uterus while cleansing your whole body. If you’re a busy woman always on the go, try nettle tea bags instead.
I can’t wait to start my spring cleansing with the nettle tea. Let me know if you’re doing it, and if you feel lighter, happier and more energetic afterwards…
Ever since I’ve been on birth control, my periods are long, heavy, and irregular. It’s been horrible, especially because the whole reason for being on birth control was to enjoy a monogamous, responsible sex life with my husband without worrying about pregnancy. It’s difficult to be sexually active and then suddenly get a horrible, heavy period for 10 days, right in the middle of your “cycle!” My man has been understanding and patient but I am really struggling. I lose so much blood and feel tired all the time. I got on Implanon because of it’s high effectiveness and one-time insertion that lasts for three years. I cannot afford to change birth controls, as I went into debt just paying for this one. I’m 28 and sure I don’t want a baby, and I would get my tubes tied if I could afford that! I have taken Nettle in conjunction with Shepard’s Purse supplements. They always seem to help, but once I lay off them, the bleeding problems begin again. I don’t want to take pills for the rest of my life! Is this the only option? Are these supplements safe for long term use? I suppose I’d rather take supplements than bleed all the time, but I’m hoping for more helpful suggestions. Email me at freeforestiger@yahoo.com
Get off of that birth control that’s wat is interfering with ur body in the first place cycle and all continue to take the nettle for ur iron build..and hey I know that’s ur husband but oral sex could be done after that use a condom. If hes patient like u say he will still understand its precaution against pregnancy and better than that near fatal birth control..its only a condom use magnums I understand yall are married but this solution still makes it fair on both sides…period.😉