Nettle stings on the trail, but it has been a spring food, a joint remedy, a fibre plant and a “strengthening and cleansing” tea for peoples across Europe, North Africa and North America. Here’s how tradition uses the leaf and the root, what the research shows for joints, the prostate and urination, and who should skip it.
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