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Did you know the Vikings used stinging nettle to boil and cook and then use for clothes making, as a strong fiber Stinging nettle is used like spinach in cooking. The sting is lost when the nettle is cooked. Stinging nettles is a greatly misunderstood herb that has been put aside for way too long. The entire plant is of value including the leaves, roots, stems and flowers. Stinging nettles would have been eliminated years ago from the many insects and animals eating this marvellous plant, had it not been for the stings. The stinging nettles are a blood purifier and thus clean eczema internally. It is the best blood purifier available and has an influence over the pancreas. Stinging nettles also assist in lowering blood sugar. It is a diuretic; it is used to treat anemia, and it is used for
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