wild plant medication..tip

[Guest strapper]

heres a tip for everyone,i put this up on another thread ages a go on another site,so i thought it would be a good idea to refresh this and give fanciers who hasnt yet seen this...stinging nettles..a wonder plant?..read through to near the bottom

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Nettle.html

[pigeonboyuk]

its been known for a long time that nettle has 'magic properties' it will make you wee like a trooper as its one of natures diuretics and also well known for its properties in treating many urinary tract infections, overuse of it could lead to dehydration of birds if used to much because it really can be that potent, if you give this to the birds make sure you give them plenty of tepid water with electrolytes, the use of nettle is a sure fire way to clean the kidneys and help purify the blood as well as most of the stuff pointed out on that link you gave,   good that you pulled this up from the archives strapper  

[Guest strapper]

surprising how many plants on our doorstep can help with the birds

[W.D.]

Some of the guys on the continent use what they call a "white nettle" a lot in their pigeon teas.Had a girlfriend who made nettle soup for me ,it's very good, kept the recipe and make some in the spring when the 1st shoots come through.Never had any prob with the diuretic effects though, not as strong as the effects asparagus does.

[jimmy white]

its been known for a long time that nettle has 'magic properties' it will make you wee like a trooper as its one of natures diuretics and also well known for its properties in treating many urinary tract infections, overuse of it could lead to dehydration of birds if used to much because it really can be that potent, if you give this to the birds make sure you give them plenty of tepid water with electrolytes, the use of nettle is a sure fire way to clean the kidneys and help purify the blood as well as most of the stuff pointed out on that link you gave,   good that you pulled this up from the archives strapper  

 

my father swore by this,, nettlesoup he called it,, both for the pigeons and the garden,, the soup was made with the top 6 inches of the stinging nettle , made just like tea,, the rest went into the garden barrel, left till it stunk the place out,,  then used in the garden as  fertilizer   , and by golly he was some gardener, and pigeon fancier

[Guest chrisss]

 

my father swore by this,, nettlesoup he called it,, both for the pigeons and the garden,, the soup was made with the top 6 inches of the stinging nettle , made just like tea,, the rest went into the garden barrel, left till it stunk the place out,,  then used in the garden as  fertilizer   , and by golly he was some gardener, and pigeon fancier

 

nettle tea is made from the top leaves [the youngest] boil in water take the leaves out what you have left is nettle tea,nettle soup ,the top leaves boil in water leave in water, add some spuds cook up add cream result nettle soup very high in iodine and iron,plus a shed full of vits