Nettle, or stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), is an herbaceous flowering plant that has been used as a natural remedy for thousands of years due to its medicinal and nutritional properties. You've ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan Purtell, RDN Key Takeaways Research on nettle tea’s effect on blood sugar is limited and ...

Though kale has Gwyneth Paltrow as a spokeswoman for its healthful benefits, stinging nettles win hands down for nutritional value. Though both abound in calcium, iron, vitamins A, C and K, their PR ...

Researchers will explore how specific phytochemicals in the nettle leaf change or affect the gut bacteria species, and how those mechanisms may impact indicators for obesity and diabetes, added Obanda ...

If you’ve ever brushed bare skin against a nettle leaf, resulting in a painful burning sensation that can last for days, chances are you’re not fond of this herbaceous flowering perennial. Most ...

Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle sting to ease the associated discomfort may be just as good as using the age-old folk remedy of a dock leaf, suggest the results of a small comparative study, ...

Does rubbing a dock leaf on skin irritated by a stinging nettle really aid in pain relief, or is it an old wives tale?. | Credit: Elva Etienne If you spent time outdoors as a child, down by the river ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: The defining qualities of Cornish Yarg cheese are a dark-green rind and a candid white mold. The rind actually comes from these leaves, called ...

The maxim “no pain, no gain” doesn’t resound in the kitchen the way that it does in the gym. Except maybe when it comes to stinging nettles, a common weed that looks like mint, cooks up like spinach, ...