Nettle Root May Help Multiply the Effectiveness of Your Androgens*
If you’re looking to optimize your hormones, it’s not just about increasing androgens. In fact, you can have high male hormones levels and NOT see the benefits of it.
That’s why I say that nettle root (Latin name Urtica dioica) can multiply our hormones’ effectiveness. It is not that it makes them stronger, instead it helps stop them from becoming useless, or even worse than that.

How is this? There are a few things that can occur in the body…
Nettle Root is a Natural Aromatase Inhibitor*
Aromatization is the conversion of male hormones into estrogen. This not only means you won’t get the benefits of the androgens, but it can actually be turned into something that works against you.
While both men and women need estrogen (in different amounts) too much is typically a bad thing, contributing to estrogen dominance, especially of the worst types of estrogen.
Some of the compounds that may contribute to this aromatase inhibiting effect are: [1]
- Secoisolariciresinol
- Oleanolic acid
- Ursolic acid
- (9Z,11E)-13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid
- (10E, 12Z)-9-hydroxy-10,12-octadecadienoic acid
- 14-octacosanol
Nettle Root Binds to (SHBG)*
The second problem is that androgens and its metabolite, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) can be bound to substances like SHBG or albumin. This renders androgens unusable by your body as they are trapped into a non-viable form.
Some of this effect found in nettle root appears to be from the lignans available, including the following five compounds.[2,3,4]
- Neoolivil
- Secoisolariciresinol
- Dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol
- Isolariciresinol
- 3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran (found to be the most powerful one)
Several studies in both humans and animals have shown these effects.
Limits DHT*
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) has received a bad name for its effects in prostate issues and male pattern baldness. But DHT is an important hormone for a healthy functioning man, though, as with anything it, it can become unbalanced.
Nettle root powders have been shown to be weak 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.[5]* That’s the enzyme that converts regular male hormones into DHT.
Great for Prostate Health*
More researched than any other effect is what nettle root can do for healthy prostate function. [6,7,8,9,10,11]*
Beyond the aforementioned SHBG,and aromatization effects, nettle root likely has several other mechanisms of action that may change how hormones like androgens, DHT, estrogen and others bind to or effect prostatic cells, leading to:
- Healthy Urination*
- Healthy Prostate Size*
In short, stinging nettle root extract is very helpful for men in maintaining their prostate health.*

Other Benefits of Nettle Root
The stinging nettle root is quite the medicinal plant. All parts of it can be used for different conditions. For the hormonal aspect, the root is the part you need.
Polysaccharides in nettle root have some anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.[12]* It has also been shown to have some positive cardiovascular effects.*
Here are just a few of the other components you’ll get from nettle root.
Contains:
- Acetylcholine
- 5-hydroxytrytamine
- Glucoquinones
- Zinc
- Alphatocopherol
- Betaine
- Boron
- Histamine
- Formic Acid
- Cobalt
- Lycopene
- Magneisum
- Palmitic acid
- Selenium
- Sitosterol
Our nettle root powder is a hot water extract from nettle roots wildcrafted in the Anhui and Sichuan provinces of China. Roughly 10% non-GMO corn maltodextrin is used to make this powdered extract.
The recommended dose of nettle root tincture is 1/2-1 tsp twice per day. With a 75-gram bag, this will last for 30 or 15 days.




John V (verified owner) –
Logan How would you recommend taking the tincture and powder together, or just use the tincture or powder?
Logan Christopher (verified owner) –
Yes, you can take both of them at once. You could also take one of them say in the morning, and the other at night.
Luis Orozco (verified owner) –
Love it ,will order again!!!!!
Highly recommend it.
Richard Stoney (verified owner) –
High Quality Products
GUNNAR KEEL (verified owner) –
excellent product
Ken Rowe (verified owner) –
Seems good; haven’t noticed any particular effects but am game to keep cycling it into my herb regimen
John McGiboney (verified owner) –
Use with pine pollen. With great results
Alex (verified owner) –
I could feel some effect effect from this powder. It seems to work better than the tincture for me. However, I’m giving it one star because it has maltodextrin which has been shown to disrupt the microbiome. I’m surprised that a reputable herb company would add such a questionable filler.
Logan Christopher (verified owner) –
I agree that maltodextrin is not ideal. But it’s also not the worst thing, especially when you consider that very few people have perfect diets. Ideally, we’ll be able to have a Nettle Root powder that is maltodextrin free in the future. Some of our herbs have it at this time, though many do not.
Greg Armstrong (verified owner) –
I really like the peace of mind of taking an extra step for my prostate health.
Charles Rohlena (verified owner) –
Top of the line quality product.
timothy bell (verified owner) –
very good stuff!
Johnny Hugee (verified owner) –
I highly recommend this product. It does what it says it does. Great product.
John King (verified owner) –
From what I can tell, keeps all things available in your system, works in conjunction with pine pollen. Never a side effect with anything I take from LE. Taking a shy 1/2 tsp daily. Unfortunately, its bitter, but put on back of tongue, drink water, it floats as a small clump, when it does, swallow with water. I have suggested they capsulate this product as they did Tonghat Ali.
Donahue Maingot (verified owner) –
I take in the morning on and empty stomach and at least 15 minutes before dinner on and empty stomach and it works well.
Lonnie Edwards (verified owner) –
Does what I was told it would..
David Kershaw (verified owner) –
Good product
David Kershaw (verified owner) –
Good product
Rob Luss (verified owner) –
Hard to evaluate since I have been no better or worse since taking it the last 7 months
Rob Luss (verified owner) –
Hard to evaluate since I have been no better or worse since taking it the last 7 months
Rubin Mitchell (verified owner) –
good stuff help my rest room trips
Rubin Mitchell (verified owner) –
good stuff help my rest room trips
James Lunsford (verified owner) –
I’ve been using LE Stinging Nettle since late 2016. I bought it because I was tired of getting up in the middle of the night to relieve my bladder. I was 56 then, and drank coffee from the time I got up to when I went to bed. I’ve since quit drinking coffee since then, other than the occasional cup, as I discovered it was making me insulin resistant. It not only stopped my waking up to relieve myself in its tracks, but it worked great with the He Shou Wu in eradicating my gray hair. I have no plans on discontinuing my use of this herb in the near future.
James Lunsford (verified owner) –
I’ve been using LE Stinging Nettle since late 2016. I bought it because I was tired of getting up in the middle of the night to relieve my bladder. I was 56 then, and drank coffee from the time I got up to when I went to bed. I’ve since quit drinking coffee since then, other than the occasional cup, as I discovered it was making me insulin resistant. It not only stopped my waking up to relieve myself in its tracks, but it worked great with the He Shou Wu in eradicating my gray hair. I have no plans on discontinuing my use of this herb in the near future.
Mike Wilcox (verified owner) –
Works great, I really notice the difference when I run out.
Mike Wilcox (verified owner) –
Works great, I really notice the difference when I run out.
Curtis Lindsey (verified owner) –
Didn’t work for me
Carlton White (verified owner) –
I think the product is of high quality; it takes time however for any of the products to have a significant impact with other lifestyle changes
Carlton White (verified owner) –
I think the product is of high quality; it takes time however for any of the products to have a significant impact with other lifestyle changes
Carlton White (verified owner) –
I think the product is of high quality; it takes time however for any of the products to have a significant impact with other lifestyle changes
Jamie Hoffman (verified owner) –
Works well and I very much enjoy the taste in coffee or tea.
Jamie Hoffman (verified owner) –
Works well and I very much enjoy the taste in coffee or tea.
William Horstman (verified owner) –
Dissolves easily. Pleasant taste.
William Horstman (verified owner) –
Dissolves easily. Pleasant taste.
Guy from tampa –
I’ve been taking pine pollen tincture and tonkat Ali tincture for over a year now and saw great changes in my energy and sex drive. But my orgasm strength and semen amount has gradually decreased as I got older. I started taking nettle root powder and tincture along with the others and after about 2 weeks or so BIGA CHANGES. My volume is up which leads for more powerful orgasms. My urine flow is stronger. And I just feel overall more manly and potent.
Hardy Falkenhagen (verified owner) –
Good stuff
Robert Townsend (verified owner) –
Good nettle root.
Guy Yondo (verified owner) –
Products were only marginally effective
Frank Veiga (verified owner) –
Outstanding
Mike Wilcox (verified owner) –
It worked better than anything l’ve tried, including pine pollen and tongkat ali. Could be just my personal test to estrogen conversion level.
Rob Luss (verified owner) –
Quality of product better than its efficacy.
alia ahmad (verified owner) –
Amazing quality and worth buying with its benefits.
Michael Salata (verified owner) –
I’ve studied low testosterone levels for years…bought the right supplements…but alot of the times…it seemed like nothing worked…until I found about how nettles stopped my testosterone from converting to estrogen. I AM A BELIEVER NOW! Just tripled my nettles order with my pine pollen!!! Thank you Logan for this.
This is an unpaid endorsement!
Just happy for the hard wood most mornings!!! (So is my wife)!
Dennis OKeefe (verified owner) –
Can’t tell that it helped the amount of times I have to get up at night.
William Mccachren (verified owner) –
Nettle Root extract works well for preventing prostate issues.
Rahmir Riley (verified owner) –
Great quality
Steve Farley (verified owner) –
The product works better than expected. Thanks.
Greg (verified owner) –
A great herb
sridhar tummala (verified owner) –
I didn’t see any improvement
MC (verified owner) –
Good quality
Antwan Reid (verified owner) –
I love the taste of this product! I pair it with my green tea in the morning. I take this with the Pine Pollen Tincture and Tongkat Ali. The effects were great! Getting feedback from others who observed my behaviour was further confirmation that these products are top notch! Energy level is amazing!
Rich M (verified owner) –
Taken for years. Helps maintain steady flow for my age.
Jack Canada (verified owner) –
Works as expected, great customer service, quick turnaround
sylvia anne (verified owner) –
My grandma lived to be 102 years old, drinking stinging nettle tea every day. She grew it in her backyard. I consider this tea essential.
Roger Sobeck (verified owner) –
awesome product in conjunction with the adaptogens i’m taking, keeps me in balance
William King (verified owner) –
Well worth the investment
David G Hill (verified owner) –
Excellent product
TD (verified owner) –
What level of lead is considered safe to consume in these herbs?
Chelsea Satterthwaite –
We go by FDA standards.
tobassam (verified owner) –
One you get the dosage right for you, the effects are instant. I woke up to urinate up to six times every night and went to 0 instantly. The first two days, I used the minimum half teaspoon but that changed nothing as I’m 97 Kg. I then took one teaspoon once a day and immediately had the best sleep since many years with no interruptions to urinate.
Roberto Ciarroni (verified owner) –
Hi all
I take 1 Tablespoon of Nettle Root Powder, 2 spoon of Tongkat Ali Powder and 1 drop of Pine Pollen Tincture. I mix it with natural Water, almost quickly I have a hard wood.
I take it 3 days on and 4 days of. Always Nettle Root Powder with 3 Thor’s Hammer capsules. It works as well, after 1 hour hard wood, too.
A very good herb to avoid side effects.
C Fisher (verified owner) –
Seems to work
Ronald Victor (verified owner) –
Working very well
Clifton Grayson (verified owner) –
So far so good
Davy Mathis (verified owner) –
This product works well and I use it with thw nettle leaves so that I have the complete plant minus the flower
Edward J Remeuter (verified owner) –
has effects as advertised.
Just a man (verified owner) –
Nettle root work very well for me I also take it with pine pollen and sometimes with pine pollen tincture never both i also take black maca extract 3-4 times a week all from lost empire . I have never tried any other brand I feel if it’s not broke why try to fix it . I cycle sometimes i don’t take for 2-4 days . In the furture i may try something else but for now im good with this . This is good for sex and in the gym if you’re not over 45 i believe you may not need it but then agian the food we eat is not as healthy as it once was . Remember all our bodies are different what works for me may not work for you . As a note take one herb by itself for 2 weeks and stop for a week do this with each herb . I call this getting to know the herb and your body trust me this way you can pinpoint what its doing and how you are feeling. you may only need just on of the herbs . Do a little experiment you will get the hang of it
James Bird (verified owner) –
bad taste though
Moises Medina (verified owner) –
Helps protect prostate health, promotes hormonal balance.
sylvia anne (verified owner) –
This is awesome stuff….I drink it every day!
Craig G (verified owner) –
Used in conjunction with testosterone increasing herbs.
Hoppagriff49a –
Yoooo, so I am 19, I had bought this for my dad many months ago because he had prostate issues, but him not being into healthy stuff he only tried it once and then it just sat with my herbs unused because I was under the impression it was just for “old men” and that I “need my DHT for weight lifting”, but today I revisited this page and read all about it again and read the reviews, and it turns out I misunderstood Nettle Root a bit, I was sold when a guy mentioned it reversed his gray hair, as i’ve had some premature gray hair problems and will take any herb that can reverse gray hair, so today I added it to my workout formula which currently includes Tribulus, Eleuthero, Cistanche, Pine Pollen, Tongkat, Rhodiola, and Eucommia, I also doubled the amount of pine pollen in order to help hide the taste of the tongat and potentially the nettle root, (tongkat is the 2nd most bitter thing i’ve ever had, second only to aztec dream herb which literally started to trigger my gag reflex) (first time i’ve had nettle root by the way), and boy the amount of “pump” and pure energy I felt for hours afterward was unbelievable, I literally have never had so much energy/testosterone surging through me for my entire life. I got a great pump with my workout formula before the nettle root but the nettle root and the higher pine pollen almost doubled it. The nettle root is like a potentiator. Also contributing to this was I started adding the Tongkat to the formula earlier this week, so it’s really starting to kick in. My mood elevated, the testosterone fixed my posture to perfection and I literally ran/speed walked around downtown with my head held high, slapping any pole I walked by, girls couldn’t keep their eyes off me, high testosterone also eliminates social anxiety which just might be the greatest benefit of all for me, it turned a shy guy into true fearless alpha. I also take ashwagandha in my mental formula. Another herb I need to add to the workout formula is cordyceps, but I gotta wait until my birthday money comes or something. There’s other stuff I do to raise testosterone so don’t think this is all because of the nettle root, the nettle root is just the last tip of the straw that potentiated everything and made it become a testosterone vitality virility bomb.
Alfonso Cunanan (verified owner) –
Excellent taste ok easy to make ok for hot tea.
Antonio Garcia (verified owner) –
Very good I like it a lot
Ronald Tuck (verified owner) –
Great quality, safe and effective.
davidstein (verified owner) –
I’m almost at the end of product.
Unlike most of the reviews on the website, I have found absolutely no change in my night time urination problem
Jerome Streitz Jr (verified owner) –
The pricing and the product information you give us as good.
Daniel Clifford (verified owner) –
Nasty taste but seems to work most of the time.
Jason Wilken (verified owner) –
Ordered this because you were out of the tincture…..not as good (for me) as the tincture but did the trick. Tincture lasts much longer and is far more potent.
Robert Baynes (verified owner) –
This is my three trial run of nettle root extract and so far it appears to have a positive effect on my prostrate symptoms. I can better evaluate this produce after my next PCP doctor appointment
James Squire (verified owner) –
I have noticed since I started taking this. That my night time bathroom visits have diminished significantly. I might get up once a night, now. Where I used to get up at least three times a night.
MB Draper (verified owner) –
I don’t see any improvement in my prostate problems. But have just reordered and will follow suggested dose instructions closely. We’ll see.
Bryan
Timothy Rutherford (verified owner) –
very good herb will probably buy again
Steve Grice (verified owner) –
Hig quality product, decreased my nightly trips to the bathroom
kstiles.css (verified owner) –
This is awesome stuff! It inproves my mood and restores my erections. Now, a warning though. It is a diuretic. Google “diuretic”. It makes you pee. The first day I took this I peed my pants at work. Before I realised I had to pee, it was too late. 4 days later, and when I take this I urinate in the am twice as often as before taking this, but at least I’m no longer peeing myself. Anyway, the beauty aboyt diuretics: they aid in weight management. So… because of nettle root, I feel happier, my erections are back, and after that first day urination isn’t an issue. Aiding in losing weight is nice, too. I will be buying more in the future. 🙂
Philip Zuco (verified owner) –
It works for prostate issues. I used to use a lot of saw palmetto in all forms and God forbid I missed a does. With the Nettle Root I can actually afford to miss a day. It has done wonders for my prostate, the stream and every other aspect of things…sexually and otherwise. I would recommend this version of it and this supplier.
Brian Ashcraft –
Can you direct us to any peer reviewed double blind human studies on Nettle Root? Everything I find is uncontrolled or single blind.
Zane Christopher –
Have you seen these, Brian?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3589769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15045190
Or check out the research in this monograph: http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/12/3/280.pdf
Tracy Rogers –
An addendum to my previous review on Nettle: I did not mention it but it would be advisable to definitely mix this into a drink. Not only because it tastes worse than Doberman crap but apparently the stinging properties are not 100% removed in processing the plant. I knpw everyone is different but my experience was that it eats into the delicate oral tissue and lower gum if you take it sublingually. Fantastic product other than that, if I could give it more than 5 stars I gladly would.
Tracy Rogers –
Been taking the NR for several weeks now, it’s TOTALLY the answer to my severe BPH issues (I’m 59). No more getting up to pee 3, 4, or 5 times/night as I was used to doing ! No longer taking my Dr prescribed Flomax, woohoo. The abdominal pains and most of the lower back issues have gone sayonara. Zane, you’re a hero and my heartfelt thanks to you and everyone at LEH ! 🙂
Jack (verified owner) –
Just 1 minor thumbs down about the packaging; which I just work around anyway and isnt limited just to Nettle Root: The resealable baggy inside the outter resealable bag becomes useless after 3 or 4 servings because the product sticks to the seal making it unsealable. Not sure anything can be done about this since the product will munge up any other type of closure system too. Other than that a big thumbs up for the product and how it has helped me.
Chelsea Satterthwaite –
We sell Miron glass jars for exactly this reason. I would suggest you pick some up as these protect the herbs very well. If you do not wish to buy Miron you can always use any glass jar like a mason jar.
Tim (verified owner) –
I have started taking Nettle root and Pine Pollen , the changes in things down there are amazing .Not only down there. Also in energy, strength and resting at night . I have not had morning wood in 15 years after 4 days it’s back. Oh my wife is happy with the changes to if ya know what i mean I have found my herb combo . Thanks
Scott (verified owner) –
I’ve been taking the Nettle Root for a couple weeks now as directed, alternating between the half teaspoon and full teaspoon doses…after about a week I noticed morning wood returning. I like this stuff.
James Lunsford (verified owner) –
I can’t believe there are only seven reviews on Nettle Root! While I consider all the herbs I take essential, this is my favorite one. I originally ordered it because I got tired of getting up in the middle of the night to urinate. I’m just shy of 57 and also drink a lot of coffee. Not only did this stop immediately, but my gray hair seemed to vanish almost overnight. My beard had been a mostly transparent white and my hair was probably about 25% gray. Now, I have to search for any gray hair on my head and the only spots on my beard that are gray are the same ones that were gray in my early twenties. Thanks again, Jim
Zane Christopher –
Wow that’s pretty amazing Jim! Thank you for letting us know it can do that. I had no idea!
Valentin Bayuga (verified owner) –
I added nettle root in my arsenal of supplements and I got stronger. I read that nette root can hold on to remaining free roaming testosterone in your body and can stop it to converting them to estrogen. I’m 46 yrs. old and needless to say T-levels goes down yr after yr. That’s why I’m taking testoreone pills but didnt know it can also convert to estrogen. So nettle root is perfect to counter that. It seems like I have more strength in my work out. But as of late it feels like my body got use to it already and don’t feel the effect anymore. Maybe I should dose up , am not sure.
I love the taste of nettle root. It has an earthly taste to it that I don’t mind. I would also like to add that I broke my record to shrug 360 lbs. using shrug machine. I only weigh 160 lbs
Joe Salami –
Was planning on cycling Pine Pollen tincture, powder and tongkat together. How should I cycle those weekly? Also should I add nettle into it?
Zane Christopher –
I recommend taking the pine pollen powder with the tincture if you are gonna do it weekly. Maybe then do the tongkat and nettle the other week and such off back and forth. I am totally guessing though, we usually recommend daily consumption of herbs, pretty much no matter how many you are taking at a time. But some people get better results doing cycling as well. Experiment and let us know what works for you so I can actually tell people what has worked for others, yah? Nettle root is really good if you are older, less so for the young so not sure if you necessarily should add that one to your list. Good luck!
Nigel –
Is it advisable to cycle nettle root please? I haven’t used it yet myself. Thank you
Syed (verified owner) –
This definetly has some effect on how you pee and how much water you can hold. When I took nettle root it did have a bit of a relaxing effect I guess but also I wouldnt have to wake up to pee. I just felt more hydrated I suppose. even my pee was always clear and not dark but this may have simply been because of drinking a lot of water. It wasnt a very strong or dramatic effect as I only took nettle root more for the aromitization effects related to testosterone.
I only took 1/2 tsp twice a day like it said .
This stuff does have a subtle but noticable effect. My personal experience was that it has some effect to do with urination and hydration.again its not a psychoactive drug, more like a food but thats what i felt when I took it. it probably had other unfelt benefits as well, i only took it for a short so I cant comment more.
I liked the taste of it too but it probably isnt for everyone. I might buy it again when I get pine pollen tinctures and pine pollen powder.
Zane Christopher –
Thanks for the review Syed!
Antonio –
I love the nettle root. I took the men’s hormone package, and my favorite herb was the nettle root. I love the way it improves my mood. I haven’t used any kind of tests to see my hormones, maybe my estrogen is high because I really really like the effects of the nettle road. I also like the taste of it it’s pretty good.
Bob Whitaker –
Nettle Root works.I’ve tried tablets from other companies before…this is the shit!
David C –
I just received Lost Empire Nettle Root as part of the Men’s Hormone Package. I had been taking Pine Pollen for a short time from another company when I heard about Lost Empire Herbs. This just arrived yesterday and I took a very small dose of Nettle Root, then another before bed time. I have prostate issues in my 60’s- not bad, just annoying. I never had to get up during the night but in the morning need to urinate several times within the first hour. This morning I emptied more the first time and didn’t need to return for two hours. I also felt a calming effect after taking the NR. And this is just after two small does for one day only. There is Nettle Root in many prostate products with little results, so for me this a dramatic beginning. I can hardly wait to see what the long term results will be. Clearly this is a very high quality herb. Thank you!
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Works perfectly for my friend. Says he is almost normal for the first time in many years.
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Dissolves easily. Pleasant taste.
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Works well and I very much enjoy the taste in coffee or tea.
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I think the product is of high quality; it takes time however for any of the products to have a significant impact with other lifestyle changes
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Didn’t work for me
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Works great, I really notice the difference when I run out.
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I’ve been using LE Stinging Nettle since late 2016. I bought it because I was tired of getting up in the middle of the night to relieve my bladder. I was 56 then, and drank coffee from the time I got up to when I went to bed. I’ve since quit drinking coffee since then, other than the occasional cup, as I discovered it was making me insulin resistant. It not only stopped my waking up to relieve myself in its tracks, but it worked great with the He Shou Wu in eradicating my gray hair. I have no plans on discontinuing my use of this herb in the near future.
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good stuff help my rest room trips
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Hard to evaluate since I have been no better or worse since taking it the last 7 months
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Good product