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Subject: Re: stinging nettles in the lawn
From: "jjmone" <jjmone@one.net.au>
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 99 09:38:24
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>
>By the way, is there anything to be done for the stings? One web page
>claims that washing stops the stinging, which is so false that it's
>ridiculous - my thumb is still stinging from yesterday, although I've
>washed it with a variety of soaps and soaked it in vinegar. There
>is no sign, even under magnification, that the stinger is still in my
>skin, but it feels like a very fine needle with an electical current
>in it. I can live with it, actually, but I'd like a remedy for our
>kids!
>
>We'd be grateful for any information.
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As a child i lived in an area with lots of stinging nettles, and we found
that dock leaves, which always seemed to grow near the nettles stopped the
sting.

John