Many plants that we see around are often used for medicinal purposes. However, their benefits are not known to everyone. In our article we will tell you what a useful nettle hemp plant looks like (it is hemp-like) and what healing properties it has.
Botanical description
Nettle refers to herbaceous plants that have thick creeping roots. It is characterized by an upright, tetrahedral, ribbed, unbranched stem, whose height can reach 1.5 meters. There were instances that grew to 2.4 meters. 
Important! Drugs based on this plant are strictly prohibited for pregnant women, as this can lead to premature birth.Possesses large, palmate, separate with incised lobes, toothed petiolate leaves, the length of which is up to 15 cm. Stipules are oval, linear in shape.
Hemp nettle is characterized by branched, elongated, dense inflorescences. Refers to monoecious or dioecious, has flowers of the same sex, located in the axils of the foliage. The fruit is represented by a nut whose length is 2-2.5 mm. Flowering lasts all summer. Fruiting occurs in August.
On top of the stems and leaves are simple, short, hard, burning villi. As part of a formic acid, therefore, touching them, you can feel the pain that goes into itching - the so-called urticaria. 
The leaves contain the following bioactive components:
- carotene;
- tannins;
- formic acid;
- lecithin;
- vitamins C and K;
- starch;
- chlorophyll;
- carotene;
- gum;
- protein;
- ammonium carbonate.
Spread
The plant can be found in Central Asian regions, Mongolia, China, Russia, Ukraine. The most common habitat for nettles are slopes near roads, littered places. Also, stony slopes, vacant lots, steppe meadows, forest-steppe and steppe zones can be home to nettles.
Medicinal properties
Thanks to the substances contained in the foliage, the plant has a hemostatic, wound healing and anti-inflammatory effect. Using the roots, you can reduce and sometimes completely remove the tumor.
Did you know? Nettle is not only a plant with healing properties. In England, wine is made from it - only 40 kg of foliage is needed to produce 3 liters of drink.
Active use in the medical industry has found a liquid extract, which is extracted from the foliage. It helps to cope with such illnesses:- intestinal and uterine hemorrhages;
- anemia;
- acute or chronic form of enteritis;
- diarrhea.
Cornel, white sturgeon, periwinkle, boxwood, dodder, honeysuckle, hazelnut will also help to cope with diarrhea.
Traditional medicine often uses nettle hemp, because it can stop bleeding, fight worms, have anti-fever and diuretic effects. It also improves the flow of rheumatism and sciatica. Often in the baths it is mixed with birch branches.
Uterine and intestinal hemorrhages can be stopped with nettle infusion. To do this, brew in 1 cup of hot water 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dried leaves, insist 60 minutes and strain. The resulting drink is taken in 60 ml 4 times a day. 
Important! To collect the plant is necessary only with gloves, as it can cause unpleasant itching and burns.If there are malignant tumors, it is necessary to grind dry nettle roots and 1 tbsp. spoon pour 250 ml of hot water. Then a boiling water bath is prepared, and the solution is drawn to it for 20 minutes. After that, it should be cooled for half an hour and drain. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 4 times a day before meals.
If you have enterocolitis, you will need to prepare a fee. For it you need to mix nettle, St. John's wort and plantain in a ratio of 3: 2: 1. One spoon of Hypericum is necessary to pour 250 ml of boiling water, insist half an hour, strain. Take the third part of the glass three times a day. 
To combat anemia, diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, you must chop dry leaves and 3 tablespoons pour two cups of boiling water, leave for 60 minutes and apply half a cup 3 times a day for half an hour before eating.
If you have dandruff or hair fall out, it is worth preparing such a combined decoction: 2 tablespoons of dried shredded nettle leaves mixed with 1 tablespoon of shredded leaves of a mother and stepmother. The mixture is poured over 300 ml of hot water, infused for 1 hour, filtered. After each washing of the head, it is necessary to moisten it and rub the extract in the skin. After the procedure, the head is not wiped. Apply 3 times a week for 1 month.
Enotera, medicinal peony, chive, onion, honey, hops, cloves, nasturtium, medicinal sage will help to overcome hair loss.
Did you know? Nettle is the only food for such types of butterflies as burdock and admiral. With the disappearance of the plant, these species will simply become extinct.Hemp nettle with its proper application can help get rid of many ailments. However, it is not necessary to engage in self-treatment - any use of folk remedies requires consultation and the permission of the doctor.
