Nettle, Stinging

₡1,900.00

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Scientific name: Urtica dioica

Family: Urticaceae

Origin: Europa, N Africa, Asia and N America

Medicinal use: The greater nettle is also a powerful purifier, both of the blood and of the whole organism. Nettles are used as a textile fiber and as food, since once cooked they lose their stinging power and have a pleasant taste. They are eaten as a vegetable, in tortilla soup, pizza.

44 in stock

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