Besides the prominent stinging trichomes that only provide an effective defense against vertebrate herbivores [ 44], stinging nettle leaves also contain the phenolic compound caffeic acid, tannins, nicotine in measurable amounts and flavonoid glucosides [ 45, 46].
Imagine a stinging nettle on steroids.
They bag weeds, like purslane and stinging nettle, that other farmers spray.
For eyes, try euphrasia eyebright tincture; for itchiness, urtica stinging nettle tincture.
Also eaten are bracken fern, devil's club, stinging nettle, and rhododendron, which are toxic or unpalatable to other animals.
Each hair of a stinging nettle brandishes a tiny syringe full of formic acid and histamine to make us itch or run.
Stinging nettle pesto, dandelion greens, and — yes — pierogi, topped with house-made kimchi and sausage were on the menu in late April.
"There are only gulls and cormorants now," Mr. Gobeille said of Young Island, adding that vegetation had been reduced to "garlic mustard, stinging nettle and thistle".
Another common source of contact dermatitis involves the stinging nettle, a weedy plant that also seems to be thriving in our carbon dioxide-enriched environment, Dr. Balick said.
"He somehow got himself invited to dinner at my house," says Gyllenhaal. "I made stinging nettle pasta, and I didn't boil them first.
Both species are assumed to be pre-adapted to higher nitrogen contents in their host plant, stinging nettle (Urtica dioica).
