Nettles are easily removed of their stinging property by drying or cooking. Light streaming even does it
Nettle tea is also really good for swelling and chronic pain, at least according to my grandfather and his friends that have used it. My grandpa did go to medical school so I tend to trust him, but it was also in the 60s and he calls tattooing and piercings “psychosomatic self flagellation” so take it for what you will.
They are super high in vitamins and minerals. Most wild foraged and grown herbs have more vitamins and minerals per oz than even cultivated super foods like spinach. You can even get most from brewing it in a tea
They’re also delicious. One of my favorite spring greens back in Europe. Can’t buy them in the US though.
They are an invasive weed and are everywhere in the pacific northwest
They’re invasive here too in the UK. Some people are just clever/nuts enough to eat that invasive plant.
Stinging nettle tea goes hard I hear
now I have to think of salad fingers
481 grams of calcium per 100 grams of nettle
