Purple deadnettle

Purple dead nettle is not just a weed. It's an easy to forage edible and medicinal herb that may be right outside your door. Both delicious & beneficial!

Purple dead nettle may be a weed, but it has many uses, benefits, and some great medicinal and culinary recipe options.

Learn how to make helpful herbal salves using purple dead nettle & other beneficial plants. Recipes for first aid salve and aches & pains salve included!

Ever wonder what that purple flower is in your yard? It comes up in late winter, early spring and before you know is everywhere you look. You may even try to get rid of it, thinking it's a weed. Technically it is. But did you know that purple dead nettle is a nutrient rich superfood?

Have you got a patch of purple dead nettle in the yard? Instead of mowing it down, consider gathering it up. This marvelous member of the mint family may seem like a weed, but it’s a powerful medicinal plant and a delicious addition to many spring recipes.

Discover 9 creative and practical things you can make with the bounty of purple dead nettle growing in your lawn or vegetable beds.

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Purple Dead Nettle is an edible and medicinal wild weed. Learn how to identify, harvest, and use it in recipes and homemade remedies.

Experience the wild wisdom of purple dead nettle. Purple dead nettle, also called deadnettle or red deadnettle, is a small unassuming flower that many people have seen but it doesn’t often get truly noticed. It’s the type of flower that once it is pointed out to you, you likely will recognize it. It is an early spring flower and dies off once the weather warms up and dries out.

Our Purple Dead Nettle Salve is derived from the purple dead nettle stems (Lamium purpureum), known for their medicinal properties. After careful harvesting and drying, these flowers are infused into cold-pressed olive oil, creating a potent solution enriched with centuries of herbal knowledge. Combined with locally-sourced beeswax, the salve achieves an optimal texture for easy application and effective skin relief.

Purple Dead-nettle and Henbit comparison of stalks and leaves Purple Dead-nettle and Henbit growing together in my yard Two ea...

If you enjoy foraging, then purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) is a wonderful plant to become acquainted with through these two simple recipes.

Purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) isn't a weed, it's a useful herb! You can find it in the early spring when it's often growing with other wild spring herbs like chickweed and dandelion. This article tells you everything you need to know about purple dead nettle. You'll learn how to identify it, how to use it for better health, and how to make a mineral-rich herbal vinegar with it. Use your dead nettle vinegar all year in food and remedies for a natural boost of minerals! via @...

Henbit Deadnettle PURPLE DEAD NETTLE/RED HENBIT: Lamium Amplexicaule, Lamium Purpureum, Lamium Maculatum, etc. Also known as: arch angel, dumb nettle, spotted henbit, bee nettle, giraffe head, blind nettle, red henbit Parts Used: leaves, flowers Meridians/Organs affected: skin, kidneys, blood, digestive Properties: astringent, styptic, vulnerary, depurant, emmenogogue, anti-inflammatory, laxative, diaphoretic, anti-rheumatic, stimulant, nutritive Henbit and Purple Dead Nettle are both…

Our Purple Dead Nettle Salve is derived from the purple dead nettle stems (Lamium purpureum), known for their medicinal properties. After careful harvesting and drying, these flowers are infused into cold-pressed olive oil, creating a potent solution enriched with centuries of herbal knowledge. Combined with locally-sourced beeswax, the salve achieves an optimal texture for easy application and effective skin relief.

A common garden weed + simple ingredients makes up these purple dead nettle lotion bars that are perfect for dry, chapped, or cracked hands and feet.

Spring is the perfect time to begin foraging for food. Purple dead nettle is a welcome addition to any seasonal meal. This delicious & nutritious pesto recipe is packed full of flavor. There are so many benefits from this easy to find, under-appreciated weed.