Black nettle

Last updated on: 30.03.2025

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Definition
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A perennial plant up to 80 cm tall, a member of the labiate family, with an unpleasant odor, a branched, square, hairy stem and short, also hairy, unpleasant-smelling leaves. The flowers are pink to purple, flowering time is June to October. Distribution: Mediterranean region, Near East, Central Europe to Ireland, Scotland and southern Scandinavia, also North America.

The dried flowering stem tips are used phytotherapeutically (black nettle herb - Ballotae nigrae herba).

Literature
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  1. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/schwarznessel.php
  2. Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 109-110

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Ballotae nigrae herba;

Last updated on: 30.03.2025