Stinging Nettle
I had finished up a garden maintaince job; putting tools and gloves away and washing up. I walked through the yard admirering each of the many gardens on a clients property before I leave for the day. I came upon a pile of long stemmed weeds laying near one of the gardens. I immediatedly reached to remove them. Yikes!
My hand felt like it had been biiten by a swarm of bees! Was there thorns on this plant? It is not! "This plant has stinging hairs on its leaves and stems (link) which act like hypodermic needles injecting histamine, seratonin, and acetycholine; a stinging sensation" throughout the area that is touched humans or other animals. My hand included!
I washed my hand repeatedly. Scrubbing it with soap and water. I redid this wash again when I arrived home. The sensation was not painful but crazy irritating like pins and needles for approximately eight hours. Dossing my hand with peroxide and rubbing alcohol helped.
My advice! Beware of Stinging Nettle!
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