Nettles are so ordinary in temperate countries that nobody looks closely at them, which is a shame, because the stinging apparatus is one of the more precisely engineered things growing in a hedgerow.

Looking for something unusual to start the new year? Stinging nettle – also known as common nettle or Urtica dioica – is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant that packs a powerful antioxidant punch ...

Don't let the "sting" of stinging nettles keep you from getting to know this amazing plant. Nettles have a long history of use for food, medicine, fiber and more. We'll introduce you to this natural ...

Psoriasis is one of dermatology's most stubborn targets, and the reason lies in the skin itself. In patients with the disease ...

Most of us think of weeds as annoying shrubs that ruin the aesthetics of a yard or garden with zero value. But before you pluck and discard, make sure stinging nettle isn't one of those weeds — unless ...

Nettles are a familiar sight across Britain, growing in gardens, along canal paths and in hedgerows. These plants tend to have a bad reputation – who among us hasn’t suffered the tingling pain of a ...

Nettle tea is an herbal tea made from the leaves and roots of the stinging nettle plant (Urtica dioica). Despite the plant's stinging characteristic, when dried or steeped in hot water, it loses its ...

IT is a well-known fact that the common nettle (Urtica dioica)yieldsa very strong bast fibre which was used in Great Britain until about 1860 for the manufacture of cloth. Since then its use has been ...

With voracious growth and a harsh sting, what's to love about nettles? Quite a lot actually. During World War One, the scarecrows of Germany began to disappear from fields. It wasn't that they had ...

In Sean O’Casey’s famous play Juno and the Paycock, set in 1920s Dublin, Joxer Daly, giving some advice on a domestic matter to his drinking companion, ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle, says, "Be firm, be firm, ...