STINGING NETTLE JUICE

Date

March 27, 2026

Proper name(s), Common name(s), Source information

References: Proper name: USDA 2025; Common names: Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Blumenthal et al. 2000; Source information: ESCOP 2003; Wren 1907.

Route of administration

Oral

Dosage form(s)

This monograph excludes foods or food-like dosage forms as indicated in the Compendium of Monographs Guidance Document.

Acceptable dosage forms for oral use are indicated in the dosage form drop-down list of the web-based Product Licence Application form for Compendial applications.

Use(s) or Purpose(s)

• (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine as a diuretic (Mills and Bone 2005; ESCOP 2003; Bisset and Wichtl 2001; Blumenthal et al. 2000; Tilgner 1999; Bradley 1992; Wren 1907).
• Used in Herbal Medicine as supportive therapy to help relieve rheumatic complaints (Mills and Bone 2005; ESCOP 2003; Blumenthal et al. 2000; Bradley 1992).
• Used in Herbal Medicine as a nutritive tonic (Hoffman 2003; Tilgner 1999).
• Used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve seasonal allergy symptoms (Mills and Bone 2005; Tilgner 1999).

Notes

• The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Used in Herbal Medicine as supportive therapy to help relieve rheumatic complaints and to help relieve seasonal allergy symptoms).
• For multi-ingredient products:
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a "traditional medicine", any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Stinging nettle is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as a diuretic).
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required.

Dose(s)

Subpopulation(s)

Adults 18 years and older

Quantity(ies)

Method of preparation: Juice

15 - 45 milliliters of juice of fresh herb top, per day (ESCOP 2003; Blumenthal et al. 2000; Bradley 1992)

Direction(s) for use

No statement required.

Duration(s) of use

Diuretic

For occasional use only (Berardi et al. 2002; CPA 2002).

Risk information

Caution(s) and warning(s)

All products except nutritive tonics

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

Contraindication(s)

Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (Brinker 2010; Barnes et al. 2007; Tilgner 1999).

Known adverse reaction(s)

All products except those making only a diuretic claim*

When using this product diuretic effect may occur.

*Note: This statement can be removed from the label if a diuretic claim is included.

Non-medicinal ingredients

Must be chosen from the current Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID) and must meet the limitations outlined in the database.

Storage conditions

Must be established in accordance with the requirements described in the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Specifications

• The finished product specifications must be established in accordance with the requirements described in the Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) Quality of Natural Health Products Guide.
• The medicinal ingredient must comply with the requirements outlined in the NHPID.

EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT FACTS:

Consult the Guidance Document, Labelling of Natural Health Products for more details.

References cited

• Barnes J, Anderson LA, Philipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3^rd edition. London (UK): The Pharmaceutical Press; 2007.
• Berardi RR, DeSimone EM, Newton GD, Oszko MA, Popovich NG, Rollins CJ, Shimp LA, Tietze KJ, editors. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, 13^th edition. Washington (DC): American Pharmaceutical Association; 2002.
• Bisset NG, Wichtl M, editors. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. 2^nd edition. Stuttgart (Germany): medpharm GMbH Scientific Publishers; 2001.
• Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinkmann J, editors. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Boston (MA): Integrative Medicine Communications; 2000.
• Bradley PR, editor. British Herbal Compendium: A Handbook of Scientific Information on Widely Used Plant Drugs, Volume 1. Bournemouth (UK): British Herbal Medicine Association; 1992.
• Bradley PR, editor. British Herbal Compendium: A Handbook of Scientific Information on Widely Used Plant Drugs, Volume 2. Bournemouth (UK): British Herbal Medicine Association; 2006.
• Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, 4^th edition. Sandy (OR): Eclectic Medical Publications; 2010.
• CPA 2002: Canadian Pharmacists Association. Patient Self-Care. Helping Patients Make Therapeutic Choices. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Pharmacists Association; 2002.
• ESCOP 2003: ESCOP Monographs: The Scientific Foundation for Herbal Medicinal Products, 2^nd edition. Exeter (UK): European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy and Thieme; 2003.
• Gardner Z, McGuffin M, editors. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. 2^nd edition. Boca Ration (FL): Taylor and Francis Group; 2013.
• Hoffmann D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester (VT): Healing Arts Press; 2003.
• Mills S, Bone K. The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety. St. Louis (MO): Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2005.
• Tilgner S. Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth. Creswell (OR): Wise Acre Press; 1999.
• USDA 2025: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Global. U.S. National Plant Germplasm System; 2025. [Accessed 2025 January 21]. Available from: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysearch
• Wren RC. Potter's Cyclopedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations. London (UK): Potter and Clark; 1907.

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