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    Benevolent Nettles

    Feb 13, 2018 4 minutes
    By Peter A. Gail

    IT’S A WONDER ANYONE ever overcame the nettle’s sting to discover the wealth of protein, vitamins, and minerals within. But we’re fortunate they did. In various studies, dried nettles have been shown to contain between 25 and 40 percent protein — making them an excellent source of green vegetable protein. They’re also rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, and iron, as well as vitamins B complex, C, and A.

    Nettles have been used medicinally for centuries. The most ancient medical use of this prickly plant was for urtication — whipping paralyzed limbs with fresh nettles to bring muscles into action. Herbalists

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