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Here is the wiki entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica

it is super high in calcium and often considered a good tea for women especially, high in all kinds of nutrients and considered a kidney cleanser and more...

Interesting. It looks like it was probably very beneficial to our ancestor's diets, particularly in the spring. I had no idea it was so widely eaten and used in so many established recipes.