How to make Stinging Nettle Oil for Inflammation Arthritis and Muscle Pain Relief - Part 1

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) has been used medicinally for thousands of years. This amazing plant contains all of the essential amino acids, polyphenols , plus vitamins A, C, K, and several B vitamins. Not only vitamins but minerals too, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. Many of these nutrients are used as antioxidants inside your body. They can be used is so many different ways, enjoyed as a tea or in food as an alternative to spinach or dried and sprinkled on top of salads, stews and risottos. In this episode I am using this magical plant for aiding muscle pain and processing the leaves for use in a massage oil.
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[@karenthomas9506]

We are in wales at the moment looking for a few acres of land.We have just sold our property in derbyshire. I really admire your guts & determination doing what your doing. Thanks for the inspirational recipes.

[@Aprilowens-pz2fd]

Those are large leaves. If they are from a plant taller than 1 foot to 18 inches, they lose some of their nutritional abundance. For anyone new to nettles. That is what I heard on the last video. Thiat may not make a difference for this purpose if it is mostly the needle substance you are trying to extract. Bigger needles, the better?

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

Hi thank you for your comment and for your suggestion. Yes we used nettles late in the year and we just used what mother natures was offering to us at the time.

[@wenmil1967]

Did you say that was olive oil? I could not understand.

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

Hi, thank you for your question, yes olive oil is great for the carrier oil. Any oil that has not been genetically modified.

[@wandzettadarey9024]

Where is part 2?

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

A new video is coming shortly on Wild Garlic and then a follow up on the nettles. Thank you for your question and watching. Clare

[@lynneanderson8643]

Can you use dried nettles?

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

Hi, thank you for your comment, yes you can it may take a little longer as they would need to re-hydrate. Dried nettles is a staple in our house hold, great in food and in tea. Clare

[@lynneanderson8643]

@@grassisgreeneroffgrid Thanks. I love nettles and make an infusion at least once a week with the dried leaves. They are definitely a staple here as well. But I’d never heard of irising them in an oil.

[@180pasta3]

Hi could I use pure sunflower oil?

[@Aprilowens-pz2fd]

I would think they would lose the needle properties that you want in this pain relief recipe

[@Aprilowens-pz2fd]

​@@180pasta3yes

[@larrydraper1620]

Olivia and trees and half home grown up and oil Castrol zinc vitamin and all herbs and all medical oil and ibuprofen and iodine and powder powder and garlic and coconut oil Castrol and onion green pepper cayenne peppers 🫑🌶️ tomatoes and watermelon (?) and garlic and ginger D3 and ginseng powder and ginseng home and own growth and maybe juice

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

Thank you, How do you use this?

[@johnracher9337]

I feel she hasn't actually done this, she failed to fill the jar completely with oil, two weeks to be honest is not enough. You would probably get mould because because the large air space . If the leaves were wilted then this would reduce chance of mould. Five hours infusion why, sorry I feel your are just repeating what you have read, and are wrong in so many ways. People like you make me so frustrated. 😠😠😠🤬

[@grassisgreeneroffgrid]

Thank you for your message, over the years we have done this many times before with no mould what we may not of mentioned for clarity is to make sure the leave are completely submerged, two week for us seems absolutely fine and yes you could leave this in for longer. Perhaps you should show us how you do this and stop ranting and get on with it! People like you make us both frustrated!! 😠😠😠🤬

[@johnracher9337]

@@grassisgreeneroffgrid it's,because I do make these products I can see how little you understand what you are doing.

[@hmartin751]

​@johnracher9337 what an ignorant person you are. There is absolutely no wring way to make it..herbalist here!!

[@hmartin751]

What an ignorant person you are