Emotional Detox

Stinging Nettles are a wonderful spring tonic rich in vitamins A, B complex, C, K, calcium, potassium, iron and many other trace minerals. Because stinging nettle is true to it’s name, I suggest wearing gloves to harvest and not eating it raw or juiced. Hollow hairs on the leaves and stems inject folic acid into the skin, causing an intense stinging sensation. Stinging Nettle is also a valuable medicinal herb. A tincture or tea of dried leaves and root are used for menopause symptoms, blood building, hay fever, allergies, urinary tract infections, strengthening kidneys and nourishing the nervous system. Compresses or creams of stinging nettle can treat joint pain, sprains and strains, tendonitis, and insect bites.

In Oriental Medicine, spring is associated with the wood element and the liver and gallbladder organ energy systems. The imbalanced emotion is anger and the balanced state is the ability to think through, make decisions, plan and put them into action. Have you noticed that when your plans get thwarted, the most common reaction is anger?

On the flower essence level stinging nettle offers support for coming out of the fog of living in a way that can’t support your true Being. In this kind of situation is it common to feel angry, powerless and incapable of changing the situation. As your body responds to these feelings, it may manifest physical imbalances such as allergies, tiredness, foggy unclear thinking, being more susceptibe to colds or other illnesses, arthrisis and other joint issues, to name a few. Stinging Nettle Flower Essence also aids in making clear choices especially about changing toxic situations. This can be on any level – a relationship that no longer serves you, negative thinking about yourself and your life, addictive habits – anything that does not support your true being. Spring is the time for cleaning the house of your body/mind/spirit. It is the time of renewal and new growth. Stinging Nettle Flower Essence will help you clear out toxic influences that cloud your way.

This Month’s Featured Essence

Expanded Definition as spoken by the plant:

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) — Support for coming out of the fog of living in a way that can’t support our true Being. Aids in making clear choices especially about changing your relationship to toxic situations.

I AM clear decision making about life choices.

Medicinal, Food & Wildlife Qualities

Stinging nettle is a common perennial herb to 8 feet found on moist forest edges, meadows and disturbed sites with rich soil. Hollow hairs on the leaves and stems inject folic acid into the skin, causing a stinging sensation. A valuable plant to humans for food, medicine and materials: Harvest young leaves and tender stems (wear gloves) in Spring. They are high in vitamin A, B, C, K, calcium, potassium, iron and many trace minerals and can be eaten when steamed, sauted, added to soups or stews. Do not eat raw. Tea of dried leaves and root or a tincture are used for menopause symptoms, blood building, hay fever, allergies, urinary tract infections, strengthening kidneys and nourishing the nervous system. Compresses or creams of stinging nettle can treat joint pain, sprains and strains, tendonitis, and insect bites. Historically, the late season fibrous stems were used in making strong cord for use in basketry, ropes and fishing nets.

Symptom

Use Stinging Nettle Flower Essence when you lack the ability to recognize an unhealthy, toxic or abusive situation. You may feel angry, powerless and incapable of changing the situation. As your body responds to these feelings, it may manifest physical imbalances such as allergies, tiredness, foggy unclear thinking, a weakened immune system, arthritis and other joint issues, to name a few.

Action

Stinging Nettle Flower Essence helps to clear your thinking so you can see and respond to unhealthy, toxic or abusive situations more appropriately. This can be on any level – a relationship that no longer serves you, negative thinking about yourself and your life, addictive habits – anything that does not support your true being. Stinging Nettle Flower Essence may help with menopause systems if they are being fed by the above situation.

Small drusy quartz crystals, which energize and stabilize the essence and your subtle bodies, were placed around the outside base of the bowl when this essence was made.

These Essences are another valuable tool in my “Universal Tool Box” of Becoming “Who I Truly AM”! I do hope you will give them a try!

What are Flower Essences

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