Stinging Nettles

[kiten69]

goats?

 

[Betticus]

Goats eat nettles.

 

[madetotakeit]

These things are the scourge of any trip outside in these parts. If you had to pull one of the seed pods out and it's still hurting, chances are part of it broke off. The little barbs stay under the skin. It will definitely be a pain that falls in the "not good" category! Tweezers, a magnifying glass and sometimes a needle are the only solution. Scott makes a fertilizer/weed killer that will actually get rid of them. I have to go pick some up myself for this years application. I can't remember the letter/number combination, but I'll let you know when I get it.

And as far as that link...no words...just...no words. I never thought I would have to list a plant as a hard limit, but I just found one!

 

[kiten69]

Goats eat nettles.

WOW! I'm impressed.

I have to go pick some up myself for this years application. I can't remember the letter/number combination, but I'll let you know when I get it.

Please do.

 

[shy slave]

Dock leaves can usually be found near patches of nettles.

Rub them on the sting and it does take the edge of it.

It doesn't stop the redness and swelling though

 

[kiten69]

Dock leaves can usually be found near patches of nettles.

Rub them on the sting and it does take the edge of it.

It doesn't stop the redness and swelling though

Darn it. . .my nettles don't have those

 

[cherokee_dove]

If stung by a nettle effective anti-itch drugs are available, usually in the form of creams containing antihistaminics or hydrocortisone. Many folk remedies exist for treating the itching, but most of them are ineffective or provide only a short relief simply by mechanical stimulation similar to scratching or by cooling:

Juice from the crushed leaf of dock (Rumex spp.), which commonly grows in association with nettles, rubbed into the area
Juice from both species of Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida), rubbed into the area
Rubbing the underside of a fern leaf (which contains its spore pods or sori) on the afflicted area.
Immediately rubbing mud on the affected area and allowing it to dry before brushing it clean.
Quickly washing the affected area.
Applying ice can help relieve itchiness.
Moistening the irritated area with saliva.
Smearing the infected area with a paste of Baking Soda and water, then rinsing after a few minutes. This is thought to neutralize the small amounts of formic acid released by the tiny, hollow hairs.


This is a link on how to get rid of them

http://www.killthatweed.co.uk/stingingnettles.html

 

[CurlyKat]

I've been well aquinted with those little nettles.... not fun. They're all over Germany, but we always called them sting weed. My mom used to think it was mint, and told me to go pick some one time. Ouch!