Stinging Nettle Root contributes to maintaining the health of the urinary tract and joints.

Nettle root is among the richest plants in beneficial substances for the human body, which is why they are recommended by nutritionists both as a food and as a medicinal plant. These are true stores of minerals (chromium, iron, potassium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, sulfur, manganese, silicon), vitamins (complex of B vitamins, vitamin A, carotene, vitamins C and K) and amino acids. They prove to be a real help for the proper functioning of the digestive, nervous, circulatory, endocrine, immune and urinary systems.

Stinging nettle has fine hairs on its leaves and stems that contain irritating chemicals that are released when the plant comes into contact with the skin. Stinging nettle hairs, or spines, are normally very painful to the touch. However, when they come into contact with a painful area of ​​the body, they can actually decrease the initial pain. Scientists believe that stinging nettle does this by reducing the level of inflammatory chemicals in the body and by interfering with the way the body sends pain signals.


Stinging nettle has been used for hundreds of years to treat painful muscles and joints, eczema, arthritis, gout, anemia and the most important effect is to increase testosterone levels, helping to treat male impotence by inhibiting 5-alpha-reductase .


Today, many people use it to treat urinary problems from an enlarged prostate (called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH). It is also used for urinary tract and genital infections, fever, allergic rhinitis or in compresses or creams to treat joint pain, sprains and insect bites.


Stinging nettle is widely used in Europe to treat BPH. Human studies show that stinging nettle, in combination with other herbs (especially saw palmetto), can be effective in relieving symptoms such as decreased urinary flow, incomplete emptying of the bladder, dribbling after urination, and the constant need to urinate. urination. These symptoms are caused by the enlargement of the prostate gland pressing on the urethra (the tube that removes urine from the bladder).






 

Stinging Nettle Root Benefits:

 

• helps to reduce the binding activity of SHBG (sex hormone binding protein) to its receptors,
• helps reduce the conversion of testosterone into estrogens: reduces the action of aromatase (the enzyme involved in the metabolism of steroid hormones)
• reduction of osteoarticular pain and inflammatory reactions: analgesic effect (serotonin and histamine are involved in the cascade of NGF – growth factor stimulation), helps to reduce the level of TNFα and pro-inflammatory cytokines: interleukin 6 and hs-CRP (highly sensitive C-reactive protein)
• has a diuretic effect while maintaining the blood concentration of potassium and sodium
• has an antimicrobial, antiseptic effect,
• reduction of symptoms in prostate diseases (changes in the flow, frequency, jet and time required for urination, inability to urinate, urinary incontinence, urination in two stages, sensation of incomplete emptying of the bladder, discomfort in the lower abdominal area after urination, pain and irritation during urination, increased amount of urinary residue, ejaculation problems)
• helps reduce prostate enlargement: decreases the level of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the action of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase that metabolizes free testosterone into DHT
• decreases the activity of the enzyme Na+, K+, ATP-ase at the level of the prostate membrane (responsible for the control of androgens),
• helps to reduce inflammation: it decreases the activity of HLE (human elastase from leukocytes, its presence in the seminal fluid is an important marker in infections and inflammations of the genitourinary system), being of real use in treating edometriosis,
• maintaining normal blood glucose concentrations,
• protects pancreatic beta cells in high blood glucose levels,
• decreases insulin resistance: decreases the level of leptin – the protein produced by adipocytes,
• regulates body weight by inducing the feeling of satiety (reduces the activity of Neuropeptide Y)
• intervenes in glucose metabolism by increasing insulin sensitivity and activating the sympathetic nervous system,
• helps to increase the translocation of GLUT 4 (glucose transport protein) to the cell membrane - when GLUT 4 is located at the cell membrane, glucose is transported inside the cell, where the phosphorylation processes take place, resulting in glucose-6 phosphate - the source of energy ,
• reduction of abnormal cell division: helps to reduce cell proliferation, the binding of EGF (epidermal growth factor) to its receptors,
• blood pressure balancing: vasorelaxant effect through the endothelial release of nitric oxide, the opening of channels for potassium,
• reduction of allergic reactions,
• improving kidney functions, helping to reduce uric acid levels.

 

Suggested Use

As a dietary supplement, take one capsule daily with water.

 

WARNING: 

For adults only. Consult your healthcare provider before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.