4. Improves Kidney Health
From number 2s to number 1s, stinging nettles just keeps on giving more benefits. Another advantage of stinging nettle is its ability to be a diuretic, which is just another fancier word for “makes me wanna pee more”. This is especially important for those having a hard time getting them liquids out even if your body wants to.
Urinating expels wastes from the body, like excess salts, urea, and creatinine. By increasing the volume of urine, this enables the body to even wash out harmful bacteria that have found their way into the kidneys and urinary tract. That is why having nettle is useful as an adjunct therapy for those taking treatment for urinary tract infections.
Stinging nettle also has the ability to prevent kidney stones. In a 2014 study done on rats, researchers found that rats given nettle extract had a reduced build-up of calcium-oxalate crystals, which is the common contributor to kidney stones.