A stinging nettle rash can usually be managed at home by cleaning the area and not touching it. If the rash doesn’t improve after 24 hours, seek medical care or shows signs of infection.

Dock leaves are the traditional remedy for nettle stings, but scientists have found a new little gem. Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle rash appears to be just as good at taking away the pain as ...

Stinging Nettle Rash. Touching a nettle plant with bare skin will produce a stinging or burning sensation. Each stinging hair ...

Stinging nettle is a plant that can irritate skin. Here's how to get rid of this unpleasant weed safely. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) lives up to its name. Brush against the pesky plant, and ...

A MUM claims deliberately stinging herself with nettles “cures” her hay fever – relieving her symptoms in as little as 10 ...

Stinging nettle spreads rapidly from underground stems called rhizomes, forming dense stands. These plants begin to grow in June. Typically, they are about 3-4 feet tall, but some can reach 8 feet ...

Wood nettle and stinging nettle are typically found in moist woodlands. Poison ivy has an oily resin called urushiol, which causes severe rashes. Contributed / Paul S. Jacobsen ...