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angelslayer · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 10 Location: West Yorkshire

Hi all

Has anyone got any herbal remedies for hay fever sufferers. I take conventional medication but would prefer to take something more natural.

Brightest Blessings
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whitewolf · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

Stinging nettles Very Happy

(do I hear a groan from the Garden folk?... "oh no, she's going to go on about nettles again" heehee - tis indeed one of my favourite herbs! so many uses...)

Stinging nettles are fabulous natural anti-histamines. Try drinking nettle tea (a dash of lemon juice and some local honey makes an even nicer nettle cuppa) but also use cooled nettle tea as a face wash, especially good around the eyes and nose, where pollen and dust can accumulate and irritate.

Other herbs you may like to try include chamomile - unless ragwort is one of your hayfever triggers.... and if you can get hold of proper local honey add a spoonful to your herbal brews, or indeed just to freshly boiled water (with optional dash of lemon juice). Delicious too Very Happy

(I have a fresh batch of organically grown nettles in the GG shop, in the HERBS section, listed as Stinging Nettle)

angelslayer · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 10 Location: West Yorkshire

Wow, thank you for the quick response...... I shall go hunting stinging nettles (with thick gloves) and give it a whirl

thank you Very Happy

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whitewolf · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject:

If you're picking your own nettles make sure you only pick the young fresh tips! avoid the darker, older leaves as these tend to have crystals in them.
A handy way to collect them : If you have a basket to hand, lean the basket into the nettles and snip the tops off with sharp scissors, so that they fall in to the basket Smile

(Once they have wilted and started to dry they won't sting).

Happy nettle harvesting and eating/drinking! Flower

angelslayer · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 10 Location: West Yorkshire

Hi there

Very good tip. Or........ I could buy some from the herb shop here. If I can find the old gardening gloves out I will try to do some from fresh.

Many thanks
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whitewolf · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: hay fever

bluebell · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 148 Location: Middlesex

Just want to say that Whitewolf is soooo right with the nettles and the honey, took this advice a little while ago and fingers crossed is working well!! Very Happy

Thanks Whitewolf! Hug

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whitewolf · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject:

no need to thank me (but hugs are always welcome lol) Hug

~ thank the wonderful nettles and beautiful hard-working bees Very Happy