Just take one ounce of dried nettle and put it in a quart jar. Then put boiling water over the nettle until the jar is full. (I put a mettle butter knife in the jar so it didn't crack from the heat) Stir it up. Put the lid on and let it sit for about 4 hours or more. Then strain it and drink it, hot, cold, room temperature and you can mix it with other drinks (like milk).
According to an herbal basics course from learningherbs.com Nettle is high in calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and zinc as well as the B complex vitamins. It boosts our circulatory, immune, endocrine, nervous and urinary systems.
My mom will hit my dads ankle/foot with a nettle branch when his gout flairs up.
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