stinging nettle
noun
: nettle sense 1
especially
: a Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) widely naturalized in North America that has numerous hairs extremely irritating to the skin
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Other plants like poison oak and stinging nettle, a common herbal medicine that causes skin irritation when touched, may be irritating.
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Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
One of those irritations is stinging nettle rash—a rash that comes from contact with a stinging nettle plant.
—Emilia Benton, Health, 11 Jan. 2024
This supplement features 1000mg of pure saw palmetto extract, along with pumpkin seed powder, zinc oxide, quercetin dihydrate, green tea extract, and stinging nettle root.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
There could be fecal matter if there are animals around (especially cats), plus there are plants that can cause contact rashes, such as poison ivy and stinging nettle.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
For Tartaglia, foraging stinging nettles has become an annual ritual.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
To start, there are six compost preparations laced with half a dozen medicinal herbs — yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian — which rest in the compost for set periods of time before the compost is mixed into the topsoil.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
Roasted hake with stinging nettle broth, grilled kale and black garlic aioli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
Also, like Testogen, Prime Male contains magnesium, boron, stinging nettle extract, and Vitamin K.
—Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
One of those irritations is stinging nettle rash—a rash that comes from contact with a stinging nettle plant.
—Emilia Benton, Health, 11 Jan. 2024
This supplement features 1000mg of pure saw palmetto extract, along with pumpkin seed powder, zinc oxide, quercetin dihydrate, green tea extract, and stinging nettle root.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
There could be fecal matter if there are animals around (especially cats), plus there are plants that can cause contact rashes, such as poison ivy and stinging nettle.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
For Tartaglia, foraging stinging nettles has become an annual ritual.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
To start, there are six compost preparations laced with half a dozen medicinal herbs — yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian — which rest in the compost for set periods of time before the compost is mixed into the topsoil.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
Roasted hake with stinging nettle broth, grilled kale and black garlic aioli.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
Also, like Testogen, Prime Male contains magnesium, boron, stinging nettle extract, and Vitamin K.
—Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
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