Bioforce avogel urtica stinging nettle urtica is better known by its common name the stinging nettle which only too clearly defines the reason for its general unpopularity its usefulness was known as far back as roman times and alfred vogel encouraged its growth within his fields today our gardeners carefully nurture their crop and twice each year harvest the fresh plant tops for use in this tincture urtica commonly known as stinging nettle is familiar to most as a weed it ha