URTICA UREN

The common names of Urtica Urens are Dwarf Nettle and Stinging Nettle. There are also smaller species of Nettle which are medicinally aquivalent to Urtica Dioica. This plant is found all over the world. It was introduced by Fiard in 1936 and proved by Coxe. The mother tincture is prepared from the entire fresh plant and dilution from it. Urtica Urens is indicated in urticaria, dropsical effusions, gout, burns and scalds. It promotes milk flow in nursing mothers. Urtica urens is a helpful remedy for ailments of urinary tract and is said to reduce susceptibility to rheumatic problems. It should be remembered in erysipelatous inflammation of the extremities and must not be forgotten in gout and uric acid diathesis.