[CH] stinging nettles

saundrah@mindspring.com
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 06:25:18 -0500

After being brushed by one of the stinging nettles, I can see where you
would forget about your arthritis if you hit yourself with a handful.

i've also heard of Stinging nettles helping arthritis.  There is a
practice I believe in Japan, of grabbing a number of stalks of stinging
nettles and lightly hitting the affected area of arthritis, say the
shoulder, the knee, whatever, and after the initial reaction (dermatitally)
goes away, the chemical composition relieves the pain of arthritis for a
few weeks.  I dunno if it's true or not, and as I don't have arthritis am
unwilling to try.......