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How to prepare nettles to eat?

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You can boil, sauté, or cook them.

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How do you stop the sting of nettles?

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You can either make a thick baking soda paste by mixing baking soda with water. Apply the paste to the affected areas. Or, you can rub the leaves of jewelweed on the affected area. Jewelweed is a small plant that usually grows around the nettles plant. If you do not have these materials on-hand, for immediate relief, human saliva can be applied to the affected area.

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How many variety of nettle are there?

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Because nettles grow very easily, there are many different varieties. It is a member of the Urticaceae family, which includes as many as 500 species worldwide.

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How can I obtain nettles to use for medicinal reasons?

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Dried nettle leaves are widely available as teas (in teabags or loose). If your town has a health food store, they will probably have them. Otherwise, you can order them online (search for "nettle leaf").

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Are nettles common in the New England area?

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Yes, nettles are found all over North America.

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Are there any non-stinging nettles?

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Many nettles do not sting, including fen nettle. Even some subspecies of stinging nettle don't sting!

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