Climbing Nettle (Duralabha)

Climbing nettle is a twining perennial herb of the spurge family with toothed leaves and stinging hairs. It grows along hedges and in scrub across India, including Kerala, and Sri Lanka, and is the most widely used species of its genus in Indian folk practice.

In Ayurveda it is known as Duralabha, and in Kerala practice it is important. The root has traditionally been used in preparations for joint comfort and respiratory comfort.