For children, the honey-like nectar that the dead nettle secretes is a real treat. The white dead nettle is extremely similar to the nettle, you have to be a connoisseur to be able to tell the plants apart before flowering. As soon as you see the flower crowns appear, everyone will immediately see the difference. The flowers can be white, yellow or purple and logically the dead-nettle derives its name from this.
His name
Its more scientific name Lamium comes from the Greek lamos, which means ‘throat’ and album from Latin, which means white. This plant is popularly known as the domestic nettle, dam nettle, pap nettle or milk girth.
The plant
It is a perennial plant belonging to the lip flower family, it normally grows between 20 and 40 cm high and can be found along roads, on fertilized pastures and vacant lots. Flowering and harvesting are from May to August. The serrated leaves are ovate-heart-shaped and pointed. The 6-16 double-lipped flowers appear in the axilla of the top leaves.
Active ingredients and properties
Active ingredients:
- essential oils
- tannic acid
- flavonoids
- saponin
- choline
- alkaloids
- plant slime
- sugar
Properties of the plant:
- regulates the bowel function
- works blood purifying
- anti-inflammatory
- normalizes menstruation
- styptic
- astringent
Use
Herbal teas are made from the plant to regulate bowel function in the event of diarrhea and constipation, to treat menstrual disorders, remedy premature periods, eliminate pain when urinating, improve urinary tract disorders, treat cystitis and anemia.
Another preparation is possible by using the white, purple and yellow dead nettle such as spinach.
