#HoaryStingingNettle was struggling indoors; flourishing...
#HoaryStingingNettle was struggling indoors; flourishing after a couple weeks in part shade outside!
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@UltraKoreanfir Not exactly as a houseplant (I‘ve got a little indoor greenhouse area in the basement), but, nutrition profile! They contain lots of vitamin C, fats, and a fair amount of protein which is somewhat rare for a plant. I‘ve read they can be used in creams to aid in inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis, as well.
@SinewyDigitfern That's awesome! You should write all about that in a #medicinalmonday post! That group never took off real well because there is a lot of taboo around providing "healing advice" by non-medical personnel, but posting about medicinal properties of plants shouldn't be taboo in my opinion.
Do you plan to use it? If so, how? Will you cook it? A salve?
Do you plan to use it? If so, how? Will you cook it? A salve?
@UltraKoreanfir I think I‘ll try a bit of both; dehydrate and powderize most of it as bulk ingredient for powerbars. Though I must see about making a sample of salve for my grandmother, I‘m curious of it‘s efficacy.