The healing properties of nettle during menstruation

Useful properties of nettle

We have already mentioned some of the beneficial properties of nettle, but let's define them in more detail. In addition to its beneficial effect on menstruation, this plant can:

• strengthen hair growth, improve its structure, make hair stronger and restore if it is very dry;
• stop bleeding in an open wound, since, in some way, the leaves cauterize it;
• helps fight seizures if they are systematic;
• helps cope with attacks of bronchial asthma or in cases of bronchitis;
• improves the condition of soft tissues in skin diseases;
• helps cope with diseases of the liver and biliary tract;
• Helps get rid of swelling.

And these are not all the properties of the medicinal plant. If you have used nettle-based products, you can be sure of their beneficial effects on the body. And, most interestingly, there are practically no allergies to nettle, and for some people it also helps fight allergic attacks.

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The plant is rich in a large amount of vitamins and microelements. It contains twice as much ascorbic acid than lemon. There is more carotene than in sea buckthorn and carrots. To provide a daily dose of vitamin A, two dozen nettle leaves are enough. Nettle is enriched with vitamins K, E, B, as well as various microelements.

How does nettle help with menstruation?

The chemical composition of nettle makes it a hemostatic agent that helps fight excess secretions.
Chemical composition of nettle

IMPORTANT! Nettle does not cause menstruation to stop, but only reduces their volume.

How to drink nettle during heavy periods

Nettle medicine can be prepared in several ways, including:

• decoction;
• juice;
• extract;
• tincture;
• tea.

Nettle decoction

Pour 2 tablespoons of dry plant with a glass of water and simmer for 20 minutes in a water bath. After the time has passed, remove the broth from the heat, cool to room temperature and strain through cheesecloth. As a rule, during the heating process, part of the water evaporates, so after straining it is necessary to add a little liquid to the original volume.

Drink half a glass 3 times a day during menstruation, 20 minutes before meals.

How to make juice

Grind fresh nettle leaves in a blender and then squeeze out with gauze. The resulting liquid should be diluted with water in a ratio of one part juice to four parts water. Drink juice three times a day, 25 grams half an hour before meals.

Use the extract purchased at the pharmacy to prepare a medicinal solution. To do this, pour 35 drops of extract into 200 g of water and drink before meals 2-3 times a day.

An alcohol tincture would be a practical treatment. It can be prepared once, and the medicine can be stored for a long time! To prepare, you will need half a liter of alcohol or vodka and 200 g of fresh leaves. Green raw materials must be crushed (in a blender) and poured with alcohol or vodka. Leave the resulting mixture for a week and a half in a dark place, then strain through a sieve or cheesecloth.

To take, dilute 5 grams of tincture in 200 grams of water and drink once a day.

Pour 200 g of boiling water over a pinch of fresh leaves and simmer for a quarter of an hour over low heat. Then remove from heat, cool and strain the drink. Drink 20 ml 5-6 times a day.

Nettle in bags

An easy way to make tea is to buy the herb in bags at the pharmacy. All you need to do. Fill the bag with hot water according to the instructions on the package.

To prepare you will need:

• dry nettle;
• ivy;
• shepherd's purse grass.

Mix all the herbs in equal proportions and add water at the rate of 1 part herbal mixture to 20 parts water. It is necessary to fill with liquid at room temperature, then leave for half a day. Afterwards, the resulting mixture is poured with boiling water, 2 times less in quantity from the total mass of the liquid.

It is recommended to start drinking nettle along with the “arrival” of your period, or a couple of days before it starts, if you have an exact cycle. Take as many days as needed. The optimal course is 2-4 days.

Contraindications

Is it always possible to drink nettle during menstruation? Unfortunately no. Whatever beneficial properties the herb has, there are a number of contraindications for use. You should not drink nettle if:

1. Increased blood clotting.
2. Hypertension.
3. Varicose veins.
4. Pregnancy.
5. Kidney disease.
6. Atherosclerosis.

If you have contraindications to taking nettle, you can replace it with chamomile.

However, how do the medicinal properties of nettle manifest themselves in the situation of menstruation? It is important to understand that during menstruation, along with blood, the body also loses a certain amount of an important element - iron. Decoctions help to completely restore the content of this element in a girl’s body. In addition, the plant contains a huge amount of vitamin C, which helps iron to be absorbed.

First, let's look at how exactly the infusion of nettle decoction works during heavy periods, and then we'll look at the possible methods of taking this medicinal plant.

In folk medicine there are many different remedies that have hemostatic properties. For example, nettle helps with menstruation due to the fact that its components improve blood clotting.

The most important substances for the female body are the following:

• Vitamin K - has a positive effect on the synthesis of proteins involved in blood clotting. Lack of clotting factors leads to blood loss. Women experience long, heavy periods, which lead to anemia. If vitamin K is present in the body in sufficient quantities, proteins of the blood coagulation system contribute to the production of prothrombin, proconvertin and Christmas factor - important elements of proper hemostasis.
• Iron - nettle decoction compensates for blood loss.
• Vitamin C is a natural antioxidant that reduces the number of free radicals and supports the functional activity of various body tissues, including the endometrium. Ascorbic acid helps iron to be absorbed in full.
• Calcium is a mineral that binds heparin and is involved in all phases of blood clotting. This property thickens the blood and facilitates the formation of a blood clot. Calcium deficiency impairs hemostasis and interferes with platelet fixation on damaged vessels. As a result, a low-quality blood clot is formed that is unable to stop bleeding.
• Vitamin E - accelerates tissue regeneration and protects them from harmful environmental influences.
• Chlorophyll – enriches the blood with oxygen, increases the tone of the uterus, participates in the formation of blood clots, and accelerates metabolic processes.

It is better to find out from a gynecologist whether it is possible to drink nettle during menstruation. The plant has a gentle effect on the reproductive system, but in the absence of a physiological need, there is no point in using the medicinal herb. In gynecology, nettle is widely used to treat diseases with bleeding symptoms and to stop intense, long periods.

For medicinal purposes, young nettle is needed. This happens from May to July. The grass is dried in the open air under awnings. Store in fabric bags or paper bags.

You can drink nettle to stop menstruation in the form of infusions, tinctures, and decoctions. Pure juice squeezed from the green mass of the plant will also work. It tones the uterus, constricts blood vessels and activates metabolism. Thanks to the effects of nettle juice, organs and systems work better and more harmoniously.

How to make juice

Leaves and young shoots of nettle for preparing juice are collected during the flowering period of the grass (May - June).

The raw materials are washed and cut, then placed in gauze and the juice is squeezed out by hand. Store it in a cool place. On critical days, nettle juice is taken up to 5 times a day before meals. Single dosage – 20 drops.

Fresh nettle juice can be diluted with cow's milk (take 400 ml of milk for 200 ml of juice). Add 100 g of honey and 400 ml of clean water to the composition. The milk is boiled and cooled in advance.

How many days should you drink nettle juice to stop heavy periods? Healers advise using the drug for no longer than 3 days. Frequency of administration: 4 times a day.

Alcohol tincture

It is not difficult to prepare a tincture of the green part of nettle. 250 g of crushed raw materials are poured with 300 ml of medical alcohol. The drug is infused in a dark room for 9 days. The container is shaken daily, and on the 10th day the liquid is drained from the herbal sediment.

The course of therapy is designed for 3 months. Take the diluted tincture (25 drops in half a glass of water) and eat food after 30 minutes.

Water infusion

A non-alcoholic medicinal product is obtained from boiling water and dry stems and leaves of a burning plant. 3 – 6 tbsp. l. dry dried fruit, pour 1 liter of boiling water over it, mix and place in a warm place for half an hour. How to drink nettle during heavy periods: take the product an hour before meals three times a day, 1 glass.

Nettle decoctions

When using dry nettle shoots, 5 tbsp. l. crushed raw materials are poured with boiling water (2 full glasses). The phytomass is brought to a boil over low heat with continuous stirring. The product is infused for half an hour and filtered. Drink healthy liquid 4 times a day, ½ cup.

A decoction of nettle leaves is prepared differently:

1. The dried fruit is filled with cold water (100 g per 1 liter).
2. Boil the mixture over low heat for 10 minutes.
3. After 30 - 40 minutes, the product is filtered.
4. The prepared decoction is taken in the morning, at lunchtime, and in the evening, 1 glass.

If heavy menstruation is accompanied by pain in the lower abdomen, in consultation with your doctor, you can use a herbal mixture containing nettle. The pungent plant normalizes hemostasis, other herbs provide an antispasmodic effect and improve the quality of red blood cells. Collections are sold in pharmacies.

Drinking nettle in courses is beneficial. But it is especially important to do this directly during the passage of critical days. Then the rutin contained in it will influence the vessels of the already renewing endometrium, preventing them from being intensively destroyed and thickening the blood at the same time.

How to take nettle during heavy periods depends on the method of preparing the remedy with it. It would be ideal to use fresh juice, but this is only possible in the spring, when the plant is easy to find. To obtain the liquid you will need a considerable amount of grass.

For a single dose you need 1 teaspoon of juice, which is diluted with water in the amount of 3 tbsp. l. Drink this mixture three times a day before meals. The course begins on the first day of menstruation and ends on the last. By the number of hygiene products used, a woman will be able to judge how much the volume of discharge has decreased. During heavy periods, nettle will also make you feel an improvement in your general condition, since there will be no significant blood loss, and your hemoglobin level will remain stable.

There is also a stronger plant-based remedy. It requires a long preparation, but the level of substances that can affect the course of menstruation and the cycle in general is higher in them. Nettle infusion during menstruation can also reduce the intensity of discharge and reduce the amount of blood in it. Make it with water or alcohol:

• For the first composition you need 5 tbsp. l. raw materials and 200 ml of warm boiled liquid. They are connected and kept closed for 2 days. The strained product is taken 40 ml three times a day shortly before meals;
• Another composition needs 200 g of fresh herbs and 500 ml of alcohol. Prepare the infusion by combining them in an opaque container for 10 days. The strained product is taken 1 tbsp. l., dissolving it in a glass of water. This amount is enough for a day. The course consists of 10 techniques, it begins in the middle of the cycle.

Application

Nettle for bleeding during menstruation has been used by women for a long time. These recipes were actively used by our grandmothers, so they have been tested by time and many generations of women.

There are many recipes for preparing medicinal hemostatic decoctions, tinctures and other drinks from nettle. How to take nettle during heavy periods? It all depends on your individual preferences and body characteristics.

Some traditional healers recommend using exclusively fresh nettle to prepare the decoction, while others, on the contrary, advise using dried leaves of the plant.

It is not necessary to prepare a medicinal drink from nettle alone. A hemostatic herbal mixture may also include yarrow, horsetail, shepherd's purse, etc.

It is recommended to use such decoctions if, in addition to heavy menstrual bleeding, the patient has other unpleasant symptoms - pain in the lower abdomen and lower back, fatigue, nausea. Below we will look at some of the most popular and effective ways to use nettle for heavy periods.

Juice

How to take nettle during heavy periods? If heavy bleeding bothers you in the summer, the easiest way to relieve unpleasant symptoms is to use the juice of a fresh plant. This medicine provides the fastest possible results.

Fresh nettle juice contains a lot of vitamin K, calcium and iron, which helps reduce vaginal bleeding within a few minutes of taking it. To extract juice from nettle leaves, use an electric juicer.

If you don’t have such a device at home, don’t rush to get upset. You can also squeeze the juice from nettles by hand. To do this, the leaves of the plant need to be chopped with a knife. Place the resulting mass in cheesecloth and twist it very tightly.

The finished juice should be diluted with clean boiled water in a ratio of 1:4. The resulting medicine is taken for heavy menstruation in the morning, immediately after waking up. 30 minutes after taking the juice you can start breakfast.

This time is quite enough for the complete absorption of beneficial microelements contained in nettle juice. The maximum permissible dose of medication is 15 ml. per day. However, doctors recommend starting therapy with a few drops of nettle juice.

If you take the medicine for several days, but the bleeding does not decrease, be sure to contact your gynecologist.

Tincture

Many women with heavy periods prefer to use a decoction or tincture of nettle. To prepare a medicinal hemostatic tincture, 1 tsp. pour 200 ml of finely chopped leaves of the plant. boiling water

It is best to prepare the infusion in a thermos or a towel-insulated jar so that the temperature of the liquid decreases gradually. When the medicine has completely cooled, it needs to be strained. The shelf life of nettle tincture is no more than 1 day.

If you do not have time to prepare such a medicine, buy packaged nettles at the pharmacy, which can be brewed like regular tea. This drink is considered safe and effective. Be sure to read the instructions on the package first.

Nettle decoction can be prepared from fresh or dried nettles. 1 tbsp. l. 200 ml of plant leaves is poured. cold water, cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes. When the broth has cooled, you need to strain it and take ½ tbsp. before meals, 1-2 times a day.

If heavy menstrual bleeding is not uncommon for you, prepare an alcoholic tincture of nettle in advance. For this, 200 gr. crushed leaves of the plant need to be poured into 0.5 liters. vodka. The medicine should be infused in a dark, cool place for 10 days. You need to take the prepared tincture 2-3 times a day, 25-30 drops.

Yarrow

Nettle and yarrow during heavy periods can quickly reduce bleeding and get rid of pain in the abdominal area. Both of these plants contain substances that have a hemostatic effect.

To prepare a medicinal decoction, mix 1 tbsp. dried nettle and yarrow leaves, pour 1 tbsp. boiling water Cover the liquid with a tight lid. Wait 15 minutes for the broth to infuse and cool slightly, and then strain through a sieve or cheesecloth.

You need to take the medicine before meals, 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 times a day until symptoms relieve.

Is nettle effective for delays?

Since many women have a cycle due to various circumstances, it will be interesting to know whether nettles can induce menstruation. This is possible if you combine it with tansy, taking equal parts of each plant, and prepare an infusion from the mixture. 2 tbsp. l is placed in 200 ml of boiling water, kept for 8-10 hours and then drunk 30 ml four times a day.

The effect is ensured due to the high content of ascorbic acid in nettle, which stimulates the equalization of hormonal levels. And the tansy in this remedy stimulates metabolic processes, that is, the regeneration of the uterine mucosa.

But a more reliable means for normalizing the menstrual cycle and eliminating delays in principle is tea from the leaves of the plant. It is brewed from 1 tsp. and 200 ml of boiling water, stand for 3-5 minutes. You can drink up to several cups a day.

Nettle tea during menstruation counteracts inflammatory processes and destabilizes the balance of hormones. It fills the body with vitamins and strengthens the nerves. The latter is important because stress often disrupts the rhythm of the reproductive system.

In the absence of contraindications to the use of the plant, you can drink tea from it for 14 days in a row, then after a week-long pause the same course is allowed. For this remedy, as well as for the water infusion and decoction, it is not necessary to collect the herb yourself. Nettle in bags for menstruation is also suitable for tea and other medicinal products, except for those made with alcohol. But in this case it is better to follow the instructions when preparing them.

It is necessary to understand that the remedy will not help to delay menstruation. It will only reduce blood loss, thereby speeding up the end of menstruation.

To delay menstruation, the drug is prepared as follows: crush 1 tbsp. spoon of raw materials, pour 1 tbsp. fresh boiling water and cover with a lid for 2-3 hours. Next, the resulting composition is filtered.

The product is used during menstruation. Your period will end faster if a couple of days have passed since you started taking it. To achieve results, you will need to drink 50 ml of decoction daily, 3 times a day.

If the effect of nettle during heavy periods is understandable and explainable, and also in some way obvious, then what should girls with delayed menstruation do? Is it possible to drink decoctions from this plant if menstruation has not come for a long time?

Of course, if there is a long delay, the girl needs to immediately consult a doctor and undergo all the necessary tests, for example, for hormonal balance. If the fair sex does not have individual intolerance to nettle or contraindications to its use, then the plant will help normalize the menstrual cycle.

What are the benefits of nettle to ease menstrual periods?

Nettle has been used in medicine since time immemorial. It is now known what exactly makes the plant so beneficial for gynecological health. Nettle used for menstruation can cause the following positive changes in the condition:

• Moderate bleeding. This is possible thanks to the vitamin K it contains. The substance has the ability to stimulate the formation of platelets and plasmin, which makes the biological fluid thicker and prevents it from being quickly removed from the vessels. Therefore, nettle is a highly effective hemostatic during menstruation;
• Improve overall well-being. The plant contains a lot of iron, which promotes the formation of hemoglobin. That is, nettle promotes the rapid replacement of lost blood and its renewal. This relieves weakness, drowsiness, nausea, which often accompany menstrual periods;
• Adjust the cycle. During menstruation, nettle heals the body in general, adjusts the sex glands to the proper functioning, and eliminates inflammation that interferes with their work;
• Reduce the duration of menstruation. If it drags on, a nettle-based remedy will help regulate the renewal time of the uterine mucosa. Ascorbic acid and chlorophyll present in the plant help reduce vascular fragility;
• Reduce pain during renewal of the uterine mucosa. Menstruation occurs with contractions of the organ, which are especially difficult if inflammation is present. Thanks to the reduction in its influence, the pain is also less bothersome.

How nettle affects menstruation depends on how you prepare products with it, as well as the time of use. Infusions, decoctions, fresh plant juice, and tea work well.

Is it possible to drink nettle during menstruation? You should ask your doctor. This is not a medication; it has a mild effect on the reproductive system, but in the absence of the physiological ability to take it, it is better not to do so.

Nettle decoction

To prepare a decoction that helps during menstruation, you will need dry nettle leaves, and the process takes place in several stages:

1. Take a small saucepan, pour 200 milliliters of boiling water into it and pour in a small spoonful of leaves.
2. All this should simmer for five minutes over low heat.
3. The broth should sit in a warm place for half an hour.
4. After the broth has cooled to room temperature, it is filtered and boiled water is added to a volume of 200 milliliters.

The described decoction is enough for two doses, but you need from three to five during the day. Despite the fact that the peculiarities of using nettle decoction provide for the use of the product for no longer than three days in a row, even for this period it will be necessary to brew a sufficient amount of it. However, the time investment will be justified: the decoction will effectively reduce the intensity of bleeding.

Traditional recipes with nettle during menstruation

To improve the general condition, reduce the intensity of pain and general blood loss in women during menstruation, doctors sometimes recommend using decoctions, infusions or nettle juice. However, such treatment is only possible for patients who have no contraindications to the use of medicinal products based on this plant. Information on exactly how to drink nettle during heavy periods can be obtained from your treating gynecologist. Below are only general recommendations.

Nettle juice for menstruation

Nettle juice is prepared from fresh young nettle leaves collected in environmentally friendly places in the spring. To obtain it, you must complete the following steps:

1. Wash the leaves with running water.
2. Chop the leaves with a knife.
3. Extract the juice using gauze or a juicer.
4. If necessary, filter the resulting juice from the remaining leaves.

Nettle juice is taken during menstruation, one teaspoon diluted with water (1 to 4) 20 minutes before meals three times a day. It must be prepared anew each time immediately before use.

Nettle decoction for menstruation

For nettle infusion, you need dry leaves of the plant, which you can prepare yourself or purchase at the pharmacy. Prepare a nettle decoction according to the following recipe:

1. One tablespoon of dry leaves is poured into a small saucepan with 200 ml of boiling water.
2. The resulting mixture is boiled for 5 minutes over low heat.
3. The broth is infused for 30 minutes in a warm place or heated in a water bath.
4. Allow to cool to room temperature and filter.
5. Bring the volume of the resulting decoction to 200 ml with boiled water.

For heavy menstruation, take 100 ml of nettle decoction three to five times a day. It is not recommended to use this remedy to reduce the intensity of bleeding for more than three days in a row.

To reduce the intensity of menstrual bleeding, an alcoholic tincture of nettle or nettle extract, sold in pharmacies, is also used. Eating fresh leaves of the plant in salads, soups or other dishes has a good effect.

Important: The use of nettle for medicinal purposes, even for just a few days, is contraindicated in women with increased blood clotting, a tendency to blood clots, high blood pressure and kidney pathologies.

Heavy periods are those whose volume exceeds normal levels (over 150 ml per cycle). Discharge is particles of the endometrium that leave the genital tract along with blood.

Physiological bleeding occurs in adolescent girls during menarche and adult women. Folk remedies will help reduce the volume of menstrual flow without harming the body.

Tincture

Nettle tincture takes longer to prepare than all other remedies and requires the presence of alcohol, although even then it does not harm a woman’s health in any way. Cooking algorithm:

1. First you need to take 500 milliliters of alcohol, 200 grams of fresh leaves/100 grams of dry leaves.
2. The leaves are crushed and filled with alcohol.
3. The tincture should be stored for 10 days in a dark, dry place.
4. After 10 days it needs to be strained.

For particularly heavy periods, dilute 5 milliliters of tincture in a glass of water and take it no more than once a day.

Indications for the use of nettle decoction during menstruation

The plant during menstruation is used in the following cases:

• with heavy, prolonged bleeding,
• in order to shorten the cycle duration,
• to postpone the onset of bleeding earlier or later than expected,
• to reduce the likelihood of developing an infectious process.

In women, the herb helps restore the body after surgery and childbirth.

Nettle for inducing menstruation

The herb is used to ease the menstrual cycle. However, patients often note an acceleration in the onset of menstruation when using a decoction the day before. Nettle contains a large amount of calcium, which promotes uterine contractions. As a result, your period comes earlier than expected.

Nettle for delaying menstruation

The plant is practically not used to transfer a cycle that has not yet begun. However, some representatives of the fairer sex experience a delay of menstruation by 2-3 days. Moreover, after the discharge begins, the cycle proceeds easier: nettle stops menstruation earlier, and the amount of blood lost decreases.

Nettle to stop menstruation

During menstruation, the endometrium is actively rejected, which is accompanied by bloody discharge with clots. An open wound surface remains inside the uterus for some time. By the end of the regulation, the epithelium is restored. Nettle is used as a hemostatic during menstruation. You need to understand that careless interference with the normal cycle leads to thrombosis of blood vessels and premature cessation of discharge. However, in a shortened time it is not possible to completely remove the endometrial layer; blood clots remain in the uterus, which become a breeding ground for microorganisms. As a result, inflammation develops.

Important! Nettle during menstruation is used according to indications, like any medication. Independent use of the plant can negatively affect women's health.

Nettle for bleeding during menstruation

In case of heavy bleeding, cycle disorders, pain in the lower abdomen, the remedy significantly alleviates pathological menstruation. In such cases, there is a change in the regulation of the reproductive link. Excessive blood loss depletes the body's reserves and causes anemia. Nettle leaves during menstruation have a gentle effect on hemostasis, stopping blood, and at the same time ensure the replenishment and absorption of iron. As a result, patients note an improvement in their overall well-being.

A significant disadvantage of nettle is the inability to influence serious pathological processes. The herb will stop menstruation, but without combating the underlying ailment, the disorders will recur and worsen.

Important! If there is uterine bleeding, you should immediately seek medical help and determine the cause of the disease.

How to brew nettle during menstruation

During menstruation, various forms of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. When collecting the grass yourself, it is advisable to harvest it in the summer, when the juice contains the maximum amount of useful substances. After drying, the finished raw materials can be stored for no more than two years. Dry and fresh parts are suitable for brewing. You need to pour boiling water over a few tablespoons of the medicine and let the medicine brew.

Doctors' opinion

Doctors do not prohibit their patients from taking nettle in the form of tinctures, decoctions, juices and other liquids in order to regulate the menstrual cycle, but they do not recommend abusing it. The average duration of a course of taking nettle-based products is 3 days; if you take them longer, you can harm your health or provoke the development of allergies due to the high concentration of nettle extract.

The doctor will tell you how to take the medicinal plant, but you can decide for yourself and choose the most suitable method for yourself. Some people like to bustle around in the kitchen and prepare decoctions and juices, while for others it will be easier to brew packaged nettles or dilute its pharmaceutical extract in water.

How does nettle work?

To understand the mechanism of action of nettle on the body, you need to know that it contains vitamin K, which promotes wound healing. But what does this have to do with menstruation? During the monthly cycle, the upper layer of epithelium is shed on the wall of the uterus, to which the egg is attached. This process stops at fertilization.

Otherwise, the tissue is rejected, a wound is formed and bleeding occurs. This is when vitamin K, which is found in nettle, can come to the rescue - it will ensure the fastest healing of the maca walls. Thanks to this, monthly bleeding ends very quickly (for some women, immediately after taking nettle infusion or decoction, for others, after about 1-2 days).

Taking nettle will be beneficial if you are planning to relax by the sea, go on a date or go on a business trip. In addition, the healing properties of this plant will help with heavy menstrual bleeding, accompanied by dizziness, discomfort and pain in the abdomen, and sometimes fainting.

Nettle can not only reduce bleeding, but also help normalize the cycle. But do not forget that there should be moderation in everything. Therefore, under no circumstances should you overuse decoctions from this plant, as this may result in hormonal imbalances and further cycle disruptions.

Thus, the substances contained in nettle act as follows:

• vitamin K is an important link in the blood clotting process;
• the iron contained in the leaves helps to quickly restore the deficiency of this element lost by the body during bleeding;
• ascorbic acid helps the absorption of iron;
• chlorophyll provides a wound-healing effect;
• the combination of all these and other substances has a hemostatic effect.

Contraindications for use

Despite the usefulness of the plant as a medicine, it cannot always be used to stop menstruation. Limitations are associated with the hemostatic properties of the raw materials.

Nettle is contraindicated for women suffering from the following pathologies:

• Hypertonic disease.
• Increased blood clotting.
• Dysfunctions of the urinary system.
• Varicose veins on the legs.
• High blood pressure.
• Diseases with damage to vascular walls.

During pregnancy, it is strictly forbidden to take nettle preparations, as the plant tones the uterus.

Overdose and abuse increase the risks of premature birth. The expectant mother should understand that any bleeding from the genital tract signals a threat to the fetus.

Knowing how to take nettle to stop menstruation, it’s still not worth risking your own health and the health of your unborn child. During pregnancy, bleeding is abnormal and has nothing to do with actual menstruation.

When using nettle, it is important to remember that it causes allergic reactions. They manifest themselves as itching, skin rashes and tissue swelling. You should especially be wary of Quincke's edema, which develops in the larynx.

Contraindications

Before use, it is recommended to obtain a doctor's permission, since nettle may be incompatible with medications prescribed by him.

If no drugs are used, then you need to pay attention to the main limitations for treating nettles with heavy menstruation:

• plant allergy;
• varicose veins in the legs;
• haemorrhoids;
• thrombophlebitis;
• gastritis with increased acidity;
• hypertension;
• atherosclerosis;
• increased blood clotting rate;
• with caution during lactation.

For neoplasms of any nature, self-medication can lead to a multiple increase in the tumor, so drinking nettle to reduce the abundance of menstruation is only possible with the permission of a doctor.

If, due to various diseases, the body temperature is above 38 degrees, you should not drink drinks from this plant.