No its not a nasty disease, but the Roman Legionnaires swore by it.
If any of you joined Frazer Christians` woodland foraging walk at 2013 Bushmoot, then you will remember the uses of Stinging Nettles (Urtica Doica) - One of which is stinging yourself (Urtication) to initiate extra blood supply to painful areas along with leaving other chemicals in your system from the nettles.
I have been developing Arthritis and painful joints recently and have been stinging the affected areas once a day for the last 2 months.
For those of you not brave enough to try it, then (at least for me, ) it seems to work.
Nettles are getting a bit old now and the young tips have been noted as being the best to use, but if you can find some waste-ground that they live on, then the new tips can be used before they get too long.
The sensation has become quite agreeable. ( I know I`m a masochist) At first its a bit of a shock, then as the day goes on, a light warm tingling can be felt, but the ache of joint pain reduces - it certainly hasn't hurt me in the long-term and I have several times topped the results up by making a tea of the fresh leaves, with a little honey to taste as this helps with joint care from inside the body and can help with Gout, which can also manifest itself through joint pain.
Not sure if this is in the right forum section.
I hope this may be of some help to someone else.
If any of you joined Frazer Christians` woodland foraging walk at 2013 Bushmoot, then you will remember the uses of Stinging Nettles (Urtica Doica) - One of which is stinging yourself (Urtication) to initiate extra blood supply to painful areas along with leaving other chemicals in your system from the nettles.
I have been developing Arthritis and painful joints recently and have been stinging the affected areas once a day for the last 2 months.
For those of you not brave enough to try it, then (at least for me, ) it seems to work.
Nettles are getting a bit old now and the young tips have been noted as being the best to use, but if you can find some waste-ground that they live on, then the new tips can be used before they get too long.
The sensation has become quite agreeable. ( I know I`m a masochist) At first its a bit of a shock, then as the day goes on, a light warm tingling can be felt, but the ache of joint pain reduces - it certainly hasn't hurt me in the long-term and I have several times topped the results up by making a tea of the fresh leaves, with a little honey to taste as this helps with joint care from inside the body and can help with Gout, which can also manifest itself through joint pain.
Not sure if this is in the right forum section.
I hope this may be of some help to someone else.