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BD 504 Himalayan stinging nettle (Urtica parviflora)

Preperation : 504
Herb or Material : Stinging Nettle 
Urtica parviflora
Relationship to Processes of : Sulphur (S), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca) and Iron (Fe)
Planet : Mars
Planet to Organ : Gall bladder
Result : Stimulates soil health, by providing plants with the individual nutrition components needed, ‘enlivens’ the earth (soil)

Method of preparation

  • Fill the dried leaves into terracotta pipes or mud pots
  • Press well into the containers
  • Ensure that the lid is on
  • Place the pot under the influence of Mars

(Moisten dry leaves with juice of leaves before filling if found dry)

Time of burial to lifting

  • Harvest leaves in May and September
  • Lift the preparation in September after a year

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Source

  • Selvaraj, N., B.Anita, B.Anusha and M.Guru Saraswathi. 2006. Organic Horticulture creating a more sustainable farming. Horticultural Research Station, Udhagamandalam.
  • Bio-Dynamic Association of India (BDI)

Updated on oct 2014

 

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