Re: pre-natal nutrition-nettles

[Guest guest]

Candace,

What temp water? I'm going to have my iron levels tested here soon and

if I need to supplement, this sounds like a great way to do it.

Thanks,

>

> A word on infusions these are not normal cups of tea but rather 1

> cup of herb to 1 quart of water. The infusion then sits covered for

> 12 hours to extract all the vitamins and minerals. It's a fun,

> tasty, and very beneficial way to get extra vitamins. Nettle in

> particular is high in Vitamin K and Iron.

[Guest guest]

> Candace,

> What temp water? I'm going to have my iron levels tested here soon

and

> if I need to supplement, this sounds like a great way to do it.

> Thanks,

>

Hi ,

To make an infusion you use 1 cup or three handfuls of dried leaves

to 1 quart of water. You then pour boiling water over it and cover

to keep the steam in. Let this sit for four hours up to 12. I let

mine sit overnight. Roots, stems, berries, and flowers take

different times to infusion.

Here is an excerpt on Nettles from 's Childbearing book:

" Less well known as a pregnancy tonic but deserving wider reputation

and use, Urtica Dioica is one of the finest nourishing tonics

known. It is reputed to have more chlorophyll than any other herb.

The list of vitamins and minerals in this herb includes nearly every

one known to be necessary for human health and growth. Vitamins

A,C, D, and K, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, and sulphur are

particularly abundant in Nettles. The infusion is a dark green color

approaching black. The taste is deep and rich.....Some pregnant

women alternate weeks of Nettle and Raspberry brews; others drink

Raspberry until the last month and then switch to Nettles to insure

large amounts of Vitamin K in the blood for the birth. " ~ Weed

" Preventing hemorrhage after birth: Nettle is a suberb source of

vitamin K, and increases available hemoglobin, both of which

decrease the likelihood of postpartum hemorhage. But the

effectiveness is hard to prove-if it works, nothing happens! Fresh

Nettle juice in teasopoon doses, slows profuse postpartum bleeding. "

~

[Guest guest]

The famous Tibetan yogi, Milarepa, spent seven years meditating in a

cave with the sole nourishment of nettle soup, wisdom, and

perseverance. Word has it he shriveled up and turned green to the

point that even his sister could not recognize him. I suppose

expectant mothers need not go to such extremes.

jo

> Candace,

> What temp water? I'm going to have my iron levels tested here soon

and

> if I need to supplement, this sounds like a great way to do it.

> Thanks,

>

Hi ,

To make an infusion you use 1 cup or three handfuls of dried leaves

to 1 quart of water. You then pour boiling water over it and cover

to keep the steam in. Let this sit for four hours up to 12. I let

mine sit overnight. Roots, stems, berries, and flowers take

different times to infusion.

Here is an excerpt on Nettles from 's Childbearing book:

" Less well known as a pregnancy tonic but deserving wider reputation

and use, Urtica Dioica is one of the finest nourishing tonics

known. It is reputed to have more chlorophyll than any other herb.

The list of vitamins and minerals in this herb includes nearly every

one known to be necessary for human health and growth. Vitamins

A,C, D, and K, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, and sulphur are

particularly abundant in Nettles. The infusion is a dark green color

approaching black. The taste is deep and rich.....Some pregnant

women alternate weeks of Nettle and Raspberry brews; others drink

Raspberry until the last month and then switch to Nettles to insure

large amounts of Vitamin K in the blood for the birth. " ~ Weed

" Preventing hemorrhage after birth: Nettle is a suberb source of

vitamin K, and increases available hemoglobin, both of which

decrease the likelihood of postpartum hemorhage. But the

effectiveness is hard to prove-if it works, nothing happens! Fresh

Nettle juice in teasopoon doses, slows profuse postpartum bleeding. "

~