The Himalayan Aloo plant is a close relative to our own nettle plant. However it grows 12-16 feet tall in elevations of 5500-8500 ft and until recently was known only as a wild plant used by people living in the mountains. It is in fact the ultimate survival plant. In rural Nepal the leaves from this plant provide food for both people and livestock. Both leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes to relieve headaches and fevers and to ease the maladies of malaria.

The stem fibers are traditionally spun into yarn that is used for making fishing nets, storage bags for food (aloo is a natural moth and bug repellent) as well as woven into cloth for garments.

Aloo is used extensively in the carpet industry mixed in with wool to provide natural protection against moths.

Mountain people still process this fiber according to traditional methods for us and it is only seasonally available according to the growing season.

100 gram/approx. 150 yds $9.00 per skein

AL-00

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