How to pick nettles without getting stung

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UK Wildcrafts

Жыл бұрын

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@stephb4012 Жыл бұрын

I tried this with absolute confidence once….soon worked out I need to practice my technique haha

@PaulTheHermit77 Жыл бұрын

I think I have been stung so much working outside and foraging for them I'm now immune ish. Just slight tingle from the ones I ate for dinner. Nettle and goosegrass pasta.

@Mediamarked 11 ай бұрын

Or you could get more sensitized by them. I went nighthiking a few years ago, paths went along the fields of ouchies. Got stung so much my whole body tingled, no longer painfull, just an itch, but not like a mosquito bite. Got a fever from the toxins, as the dose added up. Got stung up to the shoulders, as I had to plough through 1,6km of nettles to get to the nearest path. Saved me from a 6 hour hike around though. Now almost every sting makes me go through that itch again, which royally sucks, as I tend to raise butterflies. When the city council around here mows the nettles back, this way the Aglais Io and Vanessa Atalanta at least get to fly out... Anyhoo, whatever stings you and doesnt kill you can make you stronger. It can also sensitise you up to the point of anafylactic shock. Keep in mind the possible outcomes.

@llflatty Жыл бұрын

I love nettles, probably my favourite foraged delight.

@natureisallpowerful Жыл бұрын

Picked a load of tips yesterday,some wild garlic, dandelion leaves, cleaver tips hogweed shoots,just going for three cornerd leek and wild onions and get my spring soup on the go.

@g3orgie764 Жыл бұрын

My dad used to do this when I was a child and I thought it was magic

@OngoGablogian185 Жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a young kid, my dad had heard some stupid rhyme about how if you grab a nettle really fast and forcefully, it won't sting you. I watched as he snatched at a handful of leaves lightning-quick, then proceeded to shout and swear at the top of his lungs after stinging the living fk out of his hand😂😂.

@Beanbag777 Ай бұрын

😂

@tamsin6455 Жыл бұрын

Nettles contain anti histamine too..I have a friend who thrashes her body with them to alleviate arthritis. Apparently it works and more effective than allergy medication

@OngoGablogian185 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this next time I have hay-fever....

@80PercentScottish Жыл бұрын

I have done this on psoriasis patches too. I think it does help.

@Matt-kl1pg Ай бұрын

@@OngoGablogian185 Nettle soup is good for hayfever. You have to pick just the tips of the plant otherwise it tastes very strong.

@ebikeoutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Nettles really are one of the most important wild foods but under used by most people ✌️👍

@UKWILDCRAFTS 5 ай бұрын

Agree. Highly nutritious 😁

@jimferry6539 Жыл бұрын

I find it funny when Americans come to the uk and are completely unaware of nettles 😂 I know it’s evil but their reaction is so funny

@koolkestrel9512 Жыл бұрын

That reminds of when we had tons of American tourists come over and one of them accidentally brushed Thier arm on one and they started crying and they thought they got stung by a wasp so they started looking for one only to get stung again! Then they called over their friends and they all got stung!

@jimferry6539 Жыл бұрын

@@koolkestrel9512 lol a video just came up in my recommended about nettles being an invasive species in the us, and the comments are from Americans saying things like “it hurts when i touch it” 😂😂 it’s hilarious, I once watched a video of an American metal detecting in my town and he literally walked through a field of 5-7 ft tall nettles and at the end of the video the guy watch like “ouch ouch ouch something got me real bad”

@yourmum69_420 10 ай бұрын

@@jimferry6539wow I had no idea they didn't have nettles over there.. that's actually really funny haha

@StefaniaMosulet 4 ай бұрын

In Romania, we eat them with polenta, very tasty ❤❤

@k956upg 5 ай бұрын

The back of your hand brushed the one next to the one you picked & although I have taught your method I have also found it’s just easier to cover up because even instructors that showed me admit they regularly get stung showing students this.

@RavenDreamer Жыл бұрын

You quite literally "grasp the nettle" 🤭

@tonyclark2020 Ай бұрын

My wife has horrible summer-fall allergies. After nettle tea and tinctures, no more allergies!!

@TheOneHundredPercent Жыл бұрын

An plant with a ton of nutrients and antioxidants. It grows everywhere in UK but few people use them. Imo we need to relearn the wild foods that grow naturally in our areas and start making use of them. Safety first. Do ur homework on the matter.

@kkibela Ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more.. I met a guy who said his father had passed down all this learned info to him but he didn't really care about it .. I was quite sad about that.. its basically an inheritance

@TheOneHundredPercent Ай бұрын

@@kkibela Thanks, few people consider that for just about every ailment there is, there is a plant,cor a combination of plants that will heal/cure the issue. Sadly, we live in a time where we run to a doctor on or for OTC meds at the first sign of something. That doctor will hand out a prescription with grin on his face. The pharmaceutical company's needs us to be ignorant of nature's truths. Enjoy ur day. Edinburgh, Scotland.

@vladkola8436 Жыл бұрын

getting stung is part of the fun

@GlitzyWitch Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊❤

@Gunslinger-1962-martin Жыл бұрын

Quality 🙌🌿👍

@mattgoodchild8215 Жыл бұрын

I kinda like being stung by nettles causes slight a slight high altho I wouldn't like to fall in a bed of them 😂

@mattgoodchild8215 Жыл бұрын

Must admitt that's made me chuckle ....yeah maybe I have pal I get stung by nettles almost daily I'm a gardener but it's been scientifically proven that nettles cause euphoria as well as slight pain check it out fair play tho each to their own 😁

@mattgoodchild8215 Жыл бұрын

You aught to be on the stage Blake. .....there's 1 leaving in about 5 mins 😂

@kkibela Ай бұрын

I think what ever euphoria I had was cancelled out by my dismay 😂 hahahaha nice to know nature has a way of giving a lil consolation for the trouble

@greenfingers9471 3 ай бұрын

Hello my friend, any good forums worth joining to learn more about herbs and making medicine from them ?

@yourmum69_420 10 ай бұрын

I met a guy who was somehow completely immune to nettle stings. He thought everyone else was just being dramatic or it was in their head. I tried grabbing a whole bunch (with gloves) and rubbing them all along his arm and he had absolutely no reaction. No rash, no itchyness, no sting. Lucky b4stard

@catpoke9557 6 ай бұрын

Are you sure it wasn't ivy or something?

@yourmum69_420 6 ай бұрын

@@catpoke9557 I'm sure

@catpoke9557 6 ай бұрын

@@yourmum69_420 Guess his skin was quite literally thick then

@kkibela Ай бұрын

Xavier has entered the chat 😂

@Matt-kl1pg Ай бұрын

Might be he built up resistance over the years. I remember nettles stung like a b when I was a kid but after many years of tackling them in the garden I now find them only very mildly annoying. The pain is mild and goes in a few minutes and I don't get a rash. I still use gloves though because I'm not a masochist :P