Nettle is the queen of wild plants because it is so versatile and particularly valuable in nutrition. Now is the best time to make nettle powder from it. You can easily prepare it yourself using the quality of raw raw materials and preserving almost all the valuable ingredients, so that you have a supply of wild herbs and homemade superfood powder even in winter Nettle ha. We’ll show you how easy it is. By the way, you can find everything about nettle and its ecosystem, as well as many recipes to read in our book on nettle «Nettle – queen of wild plants“(available here).
Why is nettle so valuable for nutrition?
Especially young nettle leaves have a significantly higher nutrient density than older plants. Nettle is the ideal wild plant for beginners because it can be clearly identified by its stinging hairs. If you accidentally come across a leaf while picking without gloves and feel a burning sensation, you can be sure that it is nettle. You can see how to harvest them raw safely in this video.
What nutrients are in nettle?
If you consider the nutrients of nettle, it quickly becomes clear that you should not neglect wild weed as a weed, but rather take advantage of its benefits and, for example, create your own Wild herb powder should make from nettle. Young nettle leaves contain a lot of iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and silicon, but are also rich in chlorophyll.
100 g of fresh nettle contains:
- 333 mg Vitamin C
- 0.2 mg of vitamin B1
- 80 mg of magnesium
- 1 mg of zinc
- Iron 7.8 mg
Fresh and raw, it is not easy to consume large quantities of nettle. Almost no one eats 100 g of fresh nettle a day. A good option is to prepare a smoothie or juice, but it is even easier to take nettle powder, which you can easily prepare in spring and summer.
Nettle – medicinal plant of the year 2022
This is not the only reason why we have dedicated a separate book to nettles. In «Nettle – queen of natureplant» (available here) you will find not only lots of information and unique macro photos taken by us, but also lots of recipes (including vegan and gluten-free) based on nettles. You’ve probably never seen nettle like this before! You can buy our book on nettle in our herbalist’s
How do you prepare nettle powder yourself?
You can easily make nettle powder yourself by collecting young nettle heads and making sure there are no animals or caterpillars on them. With gloves and a bucket you can quickly collect a large quantity. These should then be cleaned briefly at home on a cloth outdoors so that any accidentally collected insects can escape. You can then wash and drain the leaves in a large bowl using a strainer. Then the leaves can be dried. This can be done gently on a warm day in the shade at less than 40 degrees to preserve the ingredients. If the weather does not allow drying without electricity, you can also dry it in a dryer or oven at a temperature below 40 degrees. Then all you have to do is pulverize the dried nettle leaves in a blender and store them in an airtight, dry place. Even in winter, when there are almost no fresh wild herbs left outside, you can eat them, for example, in muesli or in a smoothie. In any case it lasts from 10 to 12 months.
Educational videos to introduce you to the world of wild herbs
On our YouTube channel “Herb Cellar” (click here) you will find many useful and, of course, freely available educational videos that will help you better understand wild herbs. It’s best to subscribe to our channel now.
With wild herbs and medicinal plants all year round
The recipe and lots of detailed information on nettle can obviously also be found in our book «With wild herbs and medicinal plants all year round“(available here) contain. Nettle is the most important native wild plant for us. We are trying to make wild herbs known again and to integrate them more and more into the diet. Our goal is to pass on ancient knowledge about wild herbs. Are you looking for a guide to show you what you can do with herbs growing in your home? So our book is “With wild herbs and medicinal plants all year round» right for you. Lists the most important wild plants and medicinal herbs that you can find. Explains where to find them, how to recognize them and how they can be used in the kitchen and in the medicine cabinet. Our book reflects our experiences of recent years and contains many impressions of our work, but also many photos that we have taken of the plants for you. You can see that there is a lot of passion in the book, which is why each book comes directly from us. Our products are not available in normal bookstores, but only in our small shop online www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de Not only have we created our book ourselves, but we also send it to you personally. You can expect a little greeting from us. Click here to go to the Herbal Witches online store.
We will show you when which herbs can be harvested
Not sure when you’ll be able to find which plant in nature or have you always missed the right time to collect it? Then you need our seasonal wild herb calendar, which we also developed. Every month we show you which herbs are currently in season and can be harvested from the wild. The collection calendar is also available in the Kräuterhexen online shop at www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de
Our wild herbs podcast – great companion for gardening
Are you already familiar with our wild herb podcast “The Modern Herb Witch”? Our listener base is constantly growing and we receive a lot of great feedback from you. Some listen to the podcast while gardening, others while commuting to work. There you will find detailed information about the individual plants, without further ado. Our podcast gets to the point. 100% useful content, promised, because we know that each of us only has a certain amount of time available. You can find our podcast here on Spotify and here on Apple Podcasts. Follow us and subscribe to our channel for free so you don’t miss any other episodes!
Inspiration in our wild herbs magazine
In the current spring issue of Kräuterkeller magazine (available here), in spring it’s all about wild herbs. In addition to wild herbs you will also find other ideas and recipes suitable for the season. Even our previous editions are still available in small quantities. You can purchase the magazine in our herbalist’s shop in both printed and digital versions www.die-moderne-Kräuterhexe.de
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Alternative if you can’t collect nettles
*Advertisement* If you don’t want to give up the power of wild herbs, but don’t have the opportunity to prepare nettle powder yourself, then we recommend Wildkräuter Pur from Lebenskraft Pur. This wild herb powder is made from high-quality raw materials that have been gently dried and is our favorite when it comes to purchased wild herb powder.
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