Stinging nettles are an unobtrusive plant that grows wild in lots of places.
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant31.htm
If you brush against them, you'll feel a stinging irritation for about a
half hour or so, whether you do anything or not. Jewelweed is the most
common plant cited to help get rid of the irritation, and frequently grows
nearby. But if you do nothing, it'll pass away in a half hour or so.
Interestingly, if you recognize it in time and grasp the plant with a firm
grasp, you won't be bothered by it at all.
The last two times I encountered it, it was growing right in front of a
letterbox I was reaching for, one in Ireland, and one in Indiana. I am
quite familiar with the plant, having encountered it many times, but while I
notice poison ivy and avoid it always, nettles seem to grow under my radar
and I blunder into them before I see them.
If you can keep from rubbing the stinging area, and keep hands off, it
passes over more quickly.
Trailside Two
STINGING NETTLES
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Started on 2005-07-30
STINGING NETTLES
From: Karren (karrenc@comcast.net) |
Date: 2005-07-30 17:48:57 UTC-05:00
Re: STINGING NETTLES
From: ccrwalsh (cwalsh@nwlink.com) |
Date: 2005-08-01 19:56:40 UTC
Burt's Bees "Doctor Burt's Res-Q Ointment" came highly recommended as
a remedy for stinging nettles. The little tin fits neatly in my pack
and helps with scrpaes and bruises as well.
Yes, the stinging will stop on its own eventually (the tingling lasts
several hours on my sensitive skin), but children are often less
patient than we are!
Caitilin/Celt
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Karren" wrote:
> Stinging nettles are an unobtrusive plant that grows wild in lots
of places.
>
> http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant31.htm
>
> If you brush against them, you'll feel a stinging irritation for
about a
> half hour or so, whether you do anything or not. Jewelweed is the
most
> common plant cited to help get rid of the irritation, and
frequently grows
> nearby. But if you do nothing, it'll pass away in a half hour or
so.
> Interestingly, if you recognize it in time and grasp the plant with
a firm
> grasp, you won't be bothered by it at all.
>
> The last two times I encountered it, it was growing right in front
of a
> letterbox I was reaching for, one in Ireland, and one in Indiana.
I am
> quite familiar with the plant, having encountered it many times,
but while I
> notice poison ivy and avoid it always, nettles seem to grow under
my radar
> and I blunder into them before I see them.
>
> If you can keep from rubbing the stinging area, and keep hands off,
it
> passes over more quickly.
>
> Trailside Two
a remedy for stinging nettles. The little tin fits neatly in my pack
and helps with scrpaes and bruises as well.
Yes, the stinging will stop on its own eventually (the tingling lasts
several hours on my sensitive skin), but children are often less
patient than we are!
Caitilin/Celt
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Karren"
> Stinging nettles are an unobtrusive plant that grows wild in lots
of places.
>
> http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant31.htm
>
> If you brush against them, you'll feel a stinging irritation for
about a
> half hour or so, whether you do anything or not. Jewelweed is the
most
> common plant cited to help get rid of the irritation, and
frequently grows
> nearby. But if you do nothing, it'll pass away in a half hour or
so.
> Interestingly, if you recognize it in time and grasp the plant with
a firm
> grasp, you won't be bothered by it at all.
>
> The last two times I encountered it, it was growing right in front
of a
> letterbox I was reaching for, one in Ireland, and one in Indiana.
I am
> quite familiar with the plant, having encountered it many times,
but while I
> notice poison ivy and avoid it always, nettles seem to grow under
my radar
> and I blunder into them before I see them.
>
> If you can keep from rubbing the stinging area, and keep hands off,
it
> passes over more quickly.
>
> Trailside Two