Stinging Nettle Heals Sore Muscles, Joints
If you have a painful muscle or joint, you should try treating it with stinging nettle. Don Scott swears by the home remedy. He says it works so well he started selling pads of nettle extract that you can use if you don't have the real stuff. He says the pain relief doesn't last as long with raw nettle, but it acts faster.
"If you have stinging nettle growing wild around your yard or farm, give it a try," he says. "Use nettle that grows in the sun, not the kind found in the woods."
Scott says he literally stumbled into the benefits of stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis) 10 years ago. While doing some tractor work on a river bottom on his farm, the tractor killed. At the time, the former airline pilot was unable to walk due to an extremely painful knee. However, not having a way to get help, he found a branch to use for a crutch and began to hobble home. Faced with going around or through a huge patch of nettle, he went through, even though he was wearing shorts.
By the time he got home, he realized the pain in his knee was gone. After that he started using nettle compound whenever the knee flared up.
Scott was so excited about what nettles could do that he developed a process to use dried nettles. The stalks and leaves are crushed and processed. A water and nettle extract is strained off. Cotton pads are soaked with it, packaged and sold as the "Netical Patch."
The pads work like an old-time poultice. Held in place against the skin for up to several days, the solution soaks into the tissue (turning the skin nettle green).
"The first year I had two ounces of solution," recalls Scott. "The next I had 100 lbs. of pads, and I ran out. The next year I had several thousand pounds."
Scott sells the patches from his website and through a number of distributors. A local tractor supply store carries them after the owner got pain relief with the pads. Scott says he is close to having a major national retailer stock his Netical Patch.
"We have 60,000 to 70,000 lbs. of dried nettles on hand," says Scott. "We have plenty of growers lined up now, but if we get that new retailer, we may need more."
Scott doesn't have any medical research to back up his claims, but he learned through research that the idea goes back hundreds of years to the Romans. Scott tells about a doctor who picked up some free patches. He put one on a patient's back and charged him $300.
"The pain went away, so the patient didn't' care," says Scott. "The more recent the injury, the better they work. Usually with a twisted ankle, the pain is gone over night."
The pads come in three different sizes, no. 15 (4 by 6-in.), no. 30 (5 1/2 by 8 1/2-in.) and no. 40 (3 by 11-in.) with 6 patches per package. Suggested retail price on no. 30 and 40 is $19.95, with no. 15 slightly higher since it comes with an adhesive backing.
Scott says the pads can be used on heel spurs, sprained ankles, headaches and even sore throats. He says any kind of inflammation or soreness due to trauma and overused muscles will be helped.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Transdermal Innovations, Inc., P.O. Box 65, Bremen, Ohio 43107 (ph 740 569-4499; transdermalinnovations@yahoo.com; www.nettlefarm.com).
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Stinging Nettle Heals Sore Muscles Joints FARM HOME Health If you have a painful muscle or joint you should try treating it with stinging nettle Don Scott swears by the home remedy He says it works so well he started selling pads of nettle extract that you can use if you don t have the real stuff He says the pain relief doesn t last as long with raw nettle but it acts faster If you have stinging nettle growing wild around your yard or farm give it a try he says Use nettle that grows in the sun not the kind found in the woods Scott says he literally stumbled into the benefits of stinging nettle Urtica gracilis 10 years ago While doing some tractor work on a river bottom on his farm the tractor killed At the time the former airline pilot was unable to walk due to an extremely painful knee However not having a way to get help he found a branch to use for a crutch and began to hobble home Faced with going around or through a huge patch of nettle he went through even though he was wearing shorts By the time he got home he realized the pain in his knee was gone After that he started using nettle compound whenever the knee flared up Scott was so excited about what nettles could do that he developed a process to use dried nettles The stalks and leaves are crushed and processed A water and nettle extract is strained off Cotton pads are soaked with it packaged and sold as the Netical Patch The pads work like an old-time poultice Held in place against the skin for up to several days the solution soaks into the tissue turning the skin nettle green The first year I had two ounces of solution recalls Scott The next I had 100 lbs of pads and I ran out The next year I had several thousand pounds Scott sells the patches from his website and through a number of distributors A local tractor supply store carries them after the owner got pain relief with the pads Scott says he is close to having a major national retailer stock his Netical Patch We have 60 000 to 70 000 lbs of dried nettles on hand says Scott We have plenty of growers lined up now but if we get that new retailer we may need more Scott doesn t have any medical research to back up his claims but he learned through research that the idea goes back hundreds of years to the Romans Scott tells about a doctor who picked up some free patches He put one on a patient s back and charged him $300 The pain went away so the patient didn t care says Scott The more recent the injury the better they work Usually with a twisted ankle the pain is gone over night The pads come in three different sizes no 15 4 by 6-in no 30 5 1/2 by 8 1/2-in and no 40 3 by 11-in with 6 patches per package Suggested retail price on no 30 and 40 is $19 95 with no 15 slightly higher since it comes with an adhesive backing Scott says the pads can be used on heel spurs sprained ankles headaches and even sore throats He says any kind of inflammation or soreness due to trauma and overused muscles will be helped Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Transdermal Innovations Inc P O Box 65 Bremen Ohio 43107 ph 740 569-4499; transdermalinnovations@yahoo com; www nettlefarm com
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