Out here in the Pacific Northwest, we have a lot of stinging nettles. Did you know that the natural antidote usually grows within ten feet? It's the swordfern. I have never seen a patch of nettles without seeing a patch of swordferns close by. If you get stung, just break off a young and tender swordfern stalk and crush it. The juice that comes out will stop a nettle sting! Aint Nature great! CHEERS, Bob