Triangle Adventure Racing Team

After a recent hike in the Mountains of WV…I was forced to bushwhack an overgrown section of trail..which featured the god awful stinging nettle. After hacking most of it down with Trekking poles, I still suffered some slight stinging on my shins. I began to wonder what the hell the stuff was…so check out the link. It is actually more beneficial to us than I would have ever believed given it’s painful stings. Another site advised that as the needles release an acid it’s best to of course try to immediately rinse the area via camelback, water bottle or stream and in worse case use human spit which is neutral based and should relieve the sting of the acid. In most really bad exposures, apply a mixture of baking soda (again neutral) and water to the area to relieve the sting!

I still refuse to drink it as TEA simply as a matter of spite given the pain it has inflicted on me over the years………..