When I was a kid I discovered stinging nettle when another kid said, "Hey, pick this." Yes, I discovered stinging nettle in a most memorable way. Now many decades later, I am watching this while sipping my first cup of nettle tea. Time to get the benefits from that long-ago sting. I normally prefer teas and coffees with sugar or honey. However, I'm fine with just hot nettle tea. As an insulin-dependent diabetic also dealing with high cholesterol, and just getting older, I can appreciate this.
I was introduced to nettles the same way by a cousin..."Hey, touch this"! Boy, was I mad! But, I never forgot that plant and here I am thinking about using it in cooking and teas. LOL!
Its well known In jamaica that you don’t dry your herbs in the sun. We wash it leave in the sun to dry the water. Then right away put in the shade to dry. That way the herb maintains its nutritional integrity. I was just wondering why you fry in the sun? Thx for the informative video
Nettle is harvested in areas with low temperatures around 65 degrees much farther north than Jamaica and so the sun doesn’t fry it like southern areas.
The main reason is certain herbs and even foods can interact with certain medications. If you’re taking one of those medications your doctor will be able to tell you that. So could a pharmacist. Hope that helps.
They likely do cos with that fat paycheck they can afford top shelf food! They are obedient to the training they learn to keep us in the dark and get us to consume LORD KNOWS WHAT! In the guise they can heal the sick! Dumb.
Wow wonderful message. I use nettle leaves I have them in my yard. I don't have the red nettle I have the green nettle. I cook with it, since I am vegan, I combind it with the flour gluten free, mix the leaves with it and make a flat bread in the pot on the stove I even use them in soup. Wow they don't last with me because I consume it everyday. One question does the nettle leaves helps with the Artritis? Thank you so much for sharing. I drink two tea up a day of nettle leaves one in the morning and one before I go to bed. Another thing I brew the leaves and after cool I drink the water right through the day. 😊😅it's amazing what herbs tea can do for our body and immune system. Am watching from Trinidad 🇹🇹. Did enjoy your video. God bless. What I think is, that God has created his natural medicine the herbs , and if we consume them I think that we won't have to be visiting the Dr's. Because God is our Dr I'm everything and what we need to remember is that our Bodies are his he takes cares of it , and we need to take care if it also Amén 😊❤
Ihave just tryed my first cup of nettle tea using tea bags, first impression its not delisious its an aquired taste i will try my next cup with a little honey, thank you for your video .
Wow! This is one huge power house of a plant😊 the anti inflammatory properties alone are enough for me, I think I'll try it😊thanks soo much for sharing ❤
You need to be packaging it up and put some info on that on how to make your own tea and sell it at a farmer's market if you have not done that already people would like that
I did not know about nettle until watching this video but I am intrigued by the health benefits. Nor did I know this could be cooked in meals. Thanks so much for sharing this info with us!
This is fascinating, I see nettle all the time and never once thought I could consume this painful plant. Is it completely nettle free after it drys for long enough, or do you still have to take caution, because I’m very interested to try making these tea leafs!
Nettle leaves can be used either freshly picked or dried. However, NEVER dry any herb in the sun! Choose a space with good air circulation that is not exposed to direct sunlight (indoors or outdoors).
I get nettle dried stems and all from the farmers market. I add in a gallon cold brew some green tea and some lavender or star anise. This is what i drink during the day cold. At this point i don't want anything else
Hi Christina, I've never tried nettle tea before but am intrigued. Just looked it up online and you can get some nettle tea in Holland & Barrett so I'm going to try it. I love that you combined the benefits along with some recipe ideas too. Great video
En faisa😂nt ma marche quotidienne je profite pour cueillir des feuilles d'orties fraîches le long de trajet je les lavent bien avec du bicarbonate pour mon thé après mes efforts
So I know that to eat cooked nettle and deactivate the sting, people will boil the fresh nettle in water. After the nettle is boiled you can eat it like spinach. I was wondering if you can use the water for tea or if you should only make tea with dry leaves?
Hey thank you for your question. This is a good one actually. You can use the boiled nettle water as a broth for another recipe like a soup or you in smoothies as a liquid base. I haven't had it as a tea but if you do let me know if it tastes good.
Does the vitamin/mineral content increase the longer the nettle tea bags are steeped? For instance steeping 10 minutes or a few hours? When I keep the tea bags in for many hours in the fridge the tea is a dark green color instead of a much lighter shade with shorter steeping.
You Russians do seem to have a much better understanding and memory of herbs than we do. Perhaps it is the lack of oil based toxic medicines that keep your hair and skin looking great. Then again, at your age it should be. I'm going to watch the in depth video on Nettles as I drink lots of it. I mix it with Camomile, Fenugreek, Ginseng, and even fresh ginger tea. The ginger tea mix taste like a nasty thing... but it seems to help with my joint pain at T1 and the first rib.
FESH NETTLE TEA without drying the nettles, with gloves on pull or snip off the top 2 or 3 sets of leaves + stem from 2 or 3 or 4 nettles (depending on what strength of tea you like!) and place them in an almost-boiling water saucepan 500-1,000mls water (I have heard 90 degrees maximum) and cover with the lid then drink it 20 minutes after it should still be a bit warm if the nettle is seeding that's fine, the seeds are really good for the body just don't choke!
Hey Christina. I don’t know if you’ll be able to help, especially after so long, but do you find that your nettle tea gets a bit slimy after brewed? Thanks in advance.
Nettle leaves can be boiled for a few minutes then eaten. I have done this many times. Tastes exactly like spinach. And no. It doesn't have the slightest sting.
Were you aware of nettle and its health benefits? What surprised you the most? It will mean the world to me, if you could take 2mins to provide me with the feedback on this video - forms.gle/CR2NbMD5QuSPnUgB6
Even as a Health Coach i was unaware about this plant. Goes to show even as a professional there is always something to learn!! So essentially i learnt something throughout the entire video!
What about the stinging needles on the plant, won't it sting my tongue.? I have lots of this plant but never knew we could drink it. Please advise. I am from Papua New Guinea.
Hello, I just harvested a big shrub sized yesterday and I dont have the patience to dry it to make tea. I crammed all the washed fresh leaves into a 1 liter jar and it basically was packed tight. Then I put some alcohol and boiling 1/2 liter water in it, closed it tight and 12 hrs later repeated that process. That tea is very very bitter, I'm just wondering if it is better to dry it to make tea and if making it with green leaves hurts its benefits. Also after 2 passes with hot water, can I still dry it and make tea when its dry ?
@@trbizwiz1 The benefits of a quick steep vs long steep ? I have seen other people make it and its super light after just a few mins, mine came out very dark, somewhere between green tea and black tea color. I do believe I extracted more of the goodness.
@Srinath Seshadri So you’re also drinking the alcohol that you steep it in? That’s not a good idea, even if you strain the alcohol out, it’s still in the leaves, come on now!
@@harrietsand9715 I think I made 3-4 more passes that way and drank it all and was just fine. Then I dried it and made tea without alcohol I think and drank that too. Its all done and uneventful, so I guess I was fine cos I dont remember anything happening.
Great question. I was washing the nettle with gloves. Once they are washed. The stinginess goes away. I was washing them and then drying them out under the sun.
Great video and advice. I do miss nettle season. Looking forward to harvesting and boiling it again to make my nettle tea and green veg for my meal prep. I even made a short video on harvesting and preparing nettles. I'm not so brave to handle them though :)
Hi Yolanda, I have put together a list with all the products I recommend in the US here. Under Coffee and Substitues you will find both nettle tea bags and loose nettle leaves: www.amazon.com/shop/christinatsiripidou Specifically, these are the loose nettle leaves: amzn.to/2Nr6oTs and these are the tea bags: amzn.to/3sHMTWZ
I have never honestly ever thought of drinking nettle tea. So good to hear that it ca be added to smoothies, just get the feeling that it might not taste quite nice. I might have to give it a try
@@greekmamalife even if they’ve just grown randomly in my garden? I mean I never planted them and I haven’t ever grown anything in my garden so it’s all natural growth, is this still okay to have ?
Stinging Nettle plant can grow almost anywhere very quickly like wildfire in abundance, as a child we had a huge garden full of it, my father would scyth it all down only for it to grow back more abundant, we usually always had Nettle added in our soups and broths
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When I was a kid I discovered stinging nettle when another kid said, "Hey, pick this." Yes, I discovered stinging nettle in a most memorable way. Now many decades later, I am watching this while sipping my first cup of nettle tea. Time to get the benefits from that long-ago sting. I normally prefer teas and coffees with sugar or honey. However, I'm fine with just hot nettle tea. As an insulin-dependent diabetic also dealing with high cholesterol, and just getting older, I can appreciate this.
I was introduced to nettles the same way by a cousin..."Hey, touch this"! Boy, was I mad! But, I never forgot that plant and here I am thinking about using it in cooking and teas. LOL!
Its well known In jamaica that you don’t dry your herbs in the sun. We wash it leave in the sun to dry the water. Then right away put in the shade to dry. That way the herb maintains its nutritional integrity. I was just wondering why you fry in the sun? Thx for the informative video
Nettle is harvested in areas with low temperatures around 65 degrees much farther north than Jamaica and so the sun doesn’t fry it like southern areas.
Why do you advise “talk to your Dr”? - they know squat about nutrition or natural medicine.
Probably to cover themselves for liability incase some nut job happens to sue 😂
Why do you have to even watch , just ignore and get a life
The main reason is certain herbs and even foods can interact with certain medications. If you’re taking one of those medications your doctor will be able to tell you that. So could a pharmacist. Hope that helps.
Well said.They work for big drug dealers Pharma😊
They likely do cos with that fat paycheck they can afford top shelf food!
They are obedient to the training they learn to keep us in the dark and get us to consume LORD KNOWS WHAT! In the guise they can heal the sick! Dumb.
Wow wonderful message. I use nettle leaves I have them in my yard. I don't have the red nettle I have the green nettle. I cook with it, since I am vegan, I combind it with the flour gluten free, mix the leaves with it and make a flat bread in the pot on the stove I even use them in soup. Wow they don't last with me because I consume it everyday. One question does the nettle leaves helps with the Artritis? Thank you so much for sharing. I drink two tea up a day of nettle leaves one in the morning and one before I go to bed. Another thing I brew the leaves and after cool I drink the water right through the day. 😊😅it's amazing what herbs tea can do for our body and immune system. Am watching from Trinidad 🇹🇹. Did enjoy your video. God bless. What I think is, that God has created his natural medicine the herbs , and if we consume them I think that we won't have to be visiting the Dr's. Because God is our Dr I'm everything and what we need to remember is that our Bodies are his he takes cares of it , and we need to take care if it also Amén 😊❤
I agree with you 100% God Bless
In trinidad we use it as one remedy for kidney stones.
Facts 👌💫
Good way to promote London nettle clean up 😂👍🏽
I LOVE nettle tea. I like to blend it with other herbs too, like mint and raspberry leaf. Great video.
Thank you!
Ohh mint ill have to try!
I foraged my nettle leaves too and I was lucky enough that mine were growing in my own backyard- pretty wild!
That is so awesome!
I use it as spinach!!! Delicious. So glad I just frond your videos. 🥰🌼
Thank you Susie
I'll be trying for inflammation and autoimmune
Didn't know you could use it for tea, love the benefits..and it's freely available
Absolutely!!!
Ihave just tryed my first cup of nettle tea using tea bags, first impression its not delisious its an aquired taste i will try my next cup with a little honey, thank you for your video .
Wow! This is one huge power house of a plant😊 the anti inflammatory properties alone are enough for me, I think I'll try it😊thanks soo much for sharing ❤
Pleasure!
It makes a nice meal also. First steam it to neutralize the sting, then fry it, scrambling eggs and cheese into it.
Oh how nice. Will make sure to give this a go
I have tried it delicious
I have enough nettles on my farm to do all the people in the US
Hahaha, that's awesome. I have enough to supply Canada lol
You need to be packaging it up and put some info on that on how to make your own tea and sell it at a farmer's market if you have not done that already people would like that
A great video...can I have nettle tea during fasting without breaking my fast
It will probably work better, most herbs work better on empty stomach
I did not know about nettle until watching this video but I am intrigued by the health benefits. Nor did I know this could be cooked in meals. Thanks so much for sharing this info with us!
Pleasure!
I had no idea about stinging nettle or that it's so healthy! Thank you for this beautiful idea!
My pleasure!
A natural nettle tea sounds great,i have bought it in the tea section in local store.
Love the Video.
This is fascinating, I see nettle all the time and never once thought I could consume this painful plant. Is it completely nettle free after it drys for long enough, or do you still have to take caution, because I’m very interested to try making these tea leafs!
If you clean it and dry it then the stinging parts are removed, so you can drink it as tea safely
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Ωωω ναι το έχω ακούσει :). Δεν έχω δοκιμάσει όμως.
This is a fantastic video!
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Thank you very informative
I love nettle im having some tea right now
That is awesome. It is my favourite as well
Try it in a gallon cold brew mason jar with some lavender or star anise
I've never heard about the Nettle before. The health benefits of this herb is amazing. I was wondering if this herb is available online.
Thank you for your comment Seah! I believe it should be available as a tea or as a powder
thank you,
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Wow I had no idea about the great benefits of Nettle. I'll definitely give this a try with implementing this in my diet. Thank you for sharing!♥️
Glad it was helpful!
I have a couple of plants in a pot, I can't wait until they get big enough to use.
I've never known anything about Nettle... this is VERY interesting and I'm going to have to try it! :) Thanks for the great information.
You are so welcome!
Nettle leaves can be used either freshly picked or dried. However, NEVER dry any herb in the sun! Choose a space with good air circulation that is not exposed to direct sunlight (indoors or outdoors).
I have heard about the nettle having benefits, but never knew which ones. Very interesting video, thanks for the share. 😊
Pleasure!
I get nettle dried stems and all from the farmers market. I add in a gallon cold brew some green tea and some lavender or star anise. This is what i drink during the day cold. At this point i don't want anything else
Sounds delicious
Interesting video. I have never heard nor used this herb thank you :)
Pleasure!
I never knew nettle before so this is a good info.
I am glad you enjoyed the information shared :)
Very interesting!! I have never tried!!🍵
I am glad you found this helpful :)
Just heard about Nettle Tea, very informative video. thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful!
I use it as a natural body detoxification replacement of my liquid chlorophyll ❤
Hi Christina, I've never tried nettle tea before but am intrigued. Just looked it up online and you can get some nettle tea in Holland & Barrett so I'm going to try it. I love that you combined the benefits along with some recipe ideas too. Great video
Thank you so much for your kind words. Let me if you will like it
Agree. Great video.
En faisa😂nt ma marche quotidienne je profite pour cueillir des feuilles d'orties fraîches le long de trajet je les lavent bien avec du bicarbonate pour mon thé après mes efforts
So I know that to eat cooked nettle and deactivate the sting, people will boil the fresh nettle in water. After the nettle is boiled you can eat it like spinach. I was wondering if you can use the water for tea or if you should only make tea with dry leaves?
Hey thank you for your question. This is a good one actually. You can use the boiled nettle water as a broth for another recipe like a soup or you in smoothies as a liquid base. I haven't had it as a tea but if you do let me know if it tastes good.
Its true..and good for ensomia..now always in deep sleep
Sounds awesome :)
Thank you x
Do we just use the leaves or stems can be used as well
Is it necessary to dry nettle leaves?
Can u use fresh leaves or does it have to be dried?
I used dried as they are less stingy. I think it's ok to use fresh as well. Dried nettle also lasts for longer
great video i didn't know you can do tea with nettle thanks for sharing!!
Yes you can! Pleasure! Thank you for stepping by
@@greekmamalife you are welcome!
Does the vitamin/mineral content increase the longer the nettle tea bags are steeped? For instance steeping 10 minutes or a few hours? When I keep the tea bags in for many hours in the fridge the tea is a dark green color instead of a much lighter shade with shorter steeping.
Yes! You can leave it overnight for best extraction
Found Nettle Growing Wild Under A Bridge, near the Verde River, Cottonwood, it does really sting!☀️🌐🛡️♀️
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Thank you Janet 💚
Thank you Janet 💚
Interesting, never tried nettle for tea
It is actually really nice. I also mix it with other herbs like mint
Nettle contains serotonin which causes the stinging, it can be toxic at high amounts
You Russians do seem to have a much better understanding and memory of herbs than we do.
Perhaps it is the lack of oil based toxic medicines that keep your hair and skin looking great.
Then again, at your age it should be.
I'm going to watch the in depth video on Nettles as I drink lots of it. I mix it with Camomile, Fenugreek, Ginseng, and even fresh ginger tea. The ginger tea mix taste like a nasty thing... but it seems to help with my joint pain at T1 and the first rib.
Thank you and let me know how your experiments go :)
WOW didn't know this had so many benefits. I'm also a new tuber 😅
Thank you!
Thanks for tea recepie👍
Pleasure
Wow very nice sharing 👌 from India I am
Hi Christina,
Do you think nettle helps with endometriosis? Please do reply
Hey, I am not expert in this. Please check with your doctor
@@greekmamalife
Thank you
it does.... I brew it and drink it for my endometriosis... it has helped me big time
@@vumilia_virgo
Thank you so so much.
Can you take while trying to conceive?
I use nettle leaf and red clover leaf for my teas 2 cups a day each for my pcos and endo. Helps tremendously.
FESH NETTLE TEA
without drying the nettles,
with gloves on pull or snip off the top 2 or 3 sets of leaves + stem from 2 or 3 or 4 nettles
(depending on what strength of tea you like!) and place them in an almost-boiling water saucepan 500-1,000mls water
(I have heard 90 degrees maximum)
and cover with the lid then drink it 20 minutes after it should still be a bit warm
if the nettle is seeding that's fine, the seeds are really good for the body just don't choke!
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Hey Christina. I don’t know if you’ll be able to help, especially after so long, but do you find that your nettle tea gets a bit slimy after brewed?
Thanks in advance.
Nettle leaves can be boiled for a few minutes then eaten. I have done this many times. Tastes exactly like spinach. And no. It doesn't have the slightest sting.
It's itchi when you touch nettle leaf. You directly dried it or thru other process to get rid that itchi ?
What is the name for Nettle leaves in Tamil. Kindly tell us please by God 's grace Madam.
Were you aware of nettle and its health benefits? What surprised you the most?
It will mean the world to me, if you could take 2mins to provide me with the feedback on this video - forms.gle/CR2NbMD5QuSPnUgB6
What surprised me most? The healing benefits in general. (auto-immune diseases, pain, reducing of inflammations)
Thank you!
Even as a Health Coach i was unaware about this plant. Goes to show even as a professional there is always something to learn!! So essentially i learnt something throughout the entire video!
What about the stinging needles on the plant, won't it sting my tongue.? I have lots of this plant but never knew we could drink it. Please advise. I am from Papua New Guinea.
Your accent sounds pretty. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
How do I use the powder form?
You can add it to smoothies, or porridge or drink it as a latte (similar to turmeric and matcha latte 🍵) :)
Is taking 2,000mg stingy netrle supplements okay a day?
@@aria8965 I would like to know this answer also
Hello, I just harvested a big shrub sized yesterday and I dont have the patience to dry it to make tea. I crammed all the washed fresh leaves into a 1 liter jar and it basically was packed tight. Then I put some alcohol and boiling 1/2 liter water in it, closed it tight and 12 hrs later repeated that process. That tea is very very bitter, I'm just wondering if it is better to dry it to make tea and if making it with green leaves hurts its benefits. Also after 2 passes with hot water, can I still dry it and make tea when its dry ?
You only steep tea for a few minutes. Steeping too long causes bitterness.
@@trbizwiz1 The benefits of a quick steep vs long steep ? I have seen other people make it and its super light after just a few mins, mine came out very dark, somewhere between green tea and black tea color. I do believe I extracted more of the goodness.
@Srinath Seshadri So you’re also drinking the alcohol that you steep it in? That’s not a good idea, even if you strain the alcohol out, it’s still in the leaves, come on now!
@@harrietsand9715 I think I made 3-4 more passes that way and drank it all and was just fine. Then I dried it and made tea without alcohol I think and drank that too. Its all done and uneventful, so I guess I was fine cos I dont remember anything happening.
How to remove the stinging hair of leaves before it is consumed so as to avoid allergy inside the body???
Great question. I was washing the nettle with gloves. Once they are washed. The stinginess goes away. I was washing them and then drying them out under the sun.
nice thanks
Most welcome
I know through a source Princess Anne drinks Nettle Tea..
Very nice 👌
Thank you
Great video and advice. I do miss nettle season. Looking forward to harvesting and boiling it again to make my nettle tea and green veg for my meal prep. I even made a short video on harvesting and preparing nettles. I'm not so brave to handle them though :)
Use unbleached nettle bags if possible.
How do I get some. Am in Ghana
Can I boil it ?
hello your link for the Nettle tea in the U.S. doesn't open. Can you please upload where I can purchase the Nettle tea in the U.S.?
Hi Yolanda, I have put together a list with all the products I recommend in the US here. Under Coffee and Substitues you will find both nettle tea bags and loose nettle leaves: www.amazon.com/shop/christinatsiripidou
Specifically, these are the loose nettle leaves: amzn.to/2Nr6oTs and these are the tea bags: amzn.to/3sHMTWZ
Great video new Subscriber
How many cups a day can you drink?
In all things be moderate or also infused in smoothies.🕊️🌿
I drink up to 2 a day. I haven't seen anywhere a limit though.
Yes, haven't tried it but I assume that infused in smoothies they must taste good
@@greekmamalife okay
were to buy nettle seeds
I have never honestly ever thought of drinking nettle tea. So good to hear that it ca be added to smoothies, just get the feeling that it might not taste quite nice. I might have to give it a try
I like the taste to be honest. However, you can always mix it up with mint or other herbs :)
I made nettle tea years ago and it tasted like dirt 🤮 lol I'm hoping your recipe tastes better 😆
How much dried nettle?
It depends on the intensity but I would go with one or two tsp per cup
if you don't have diabetes and you drink nettle tea, can it drop your sugar levels?
Not something I am aware of
Can I use the nettles in my garden?
Sure!
@@greekmamalife even if they’ve just grown randomly in my garden? I mean I never planted them and I haven’t ever grown anything in my garden so it’s all natural growth, is this still okay to have ?
Stinging Nettle plant can grow almost anywhere very quickly like wildfire in abundance, as a child we had a huge garden full of it, my father would scyth it all down only for it to grow back more abundant, we usually always had Nettle added in our soups and broths
Good herbal
Anyone need this . I have a lot of quantity ..
Can u get the same benefits with it as a vitamin?
For sure! :)
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you're welcome
Are you actually referring to stinging nettle?
She is 🌱
I can't touch it but i can drink the tea
Everyone came here for 2:48
Why not show the plant growing? all these other plants showing sort of misleading
I wonder who discovered that this stinging plant was SAFE and beneficial.
There are so much research on this. I shared my sources for your reference on my written blog post (in the description of the video)
@@greekmamalife just made some little tea last night!
awww loved this !! just subbed, would love if we could support each other lovely💗💗
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What 😂😂😂😂😂
We had this plant in huge numbers in wild and we used to hit naughty kids with this 😂😂😂
And you find that funny?
If your local drug stores don't sell it, it's not worth having 😮
Your talking about small enough amounts theres no need for this
Nonsens 😂🎉
Stinging nettle isnt what its made out to be