Stinging+Nettle

Chandler Emhoff, Samuel Gigliotti, Ethan Riley, Canaan Knox flat =__**Research**__= //__**Stinging Nettle (****Urtica**__// __**dioica)**__ The Stinging Nettle, //Urtica dioca,// is a plant that is found in North America, Asia, the northern part of Africa, and Europe. When touched the plant will release hairs which turn into small needles and release poisons. Today, it is used to treat urinary problems for tract infections, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and in compresses or creams for joint pain, sprains, tendonitis, and insect bites.


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Stinging nettle has formally been used treat painful muscles and joints, eczema, arthritis, gout, and anemia. Today, it is used to treat urinary problems, urinary tract infections, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and in compresses or creams for treating joint pain, sprains and strains, tendonitis, and insect bites.

__**Facts:**__ There is an annual World Nettle Eating Championship in Dorset, UK, in which the competitors strip the leaves from the stem and try and eat as many leaves as they can. They are a favorite food for butterflies, they help heal gout and other diseases, they sting to protect themselves, and the German army used stinging nettle leaves for uniforms in WWI.

If you are stung by a stinging nettle, first you should move away from the plant to avoid more stinging. Then, you should rinse off the affected area to remove any mud or dirt, which could cause infection. Last, apply gel or cream to the sting to remove the swelling.
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__//**Description:**//__ Rootsystem- has an extensive underground network of rhizomes that can spread 5 feet or more in a season Stems are mostly unbranched and grow 3-6 ½ feet tall Leaves are thin bright to dark and are opposite, aw toothed margins, and stinging hairs on the underside Flowers are tiny greenish- white floweres are in clusters on slender branched spikes

__**Links:**__ [] [|Stinging nettle | University of Maryland Medical Center] [|http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/stinging-nettle#ixzz2gfL5caoL] @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8692782.stm //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle// [] @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8692782.stm

=Revised Information= Brady Young- No plagiarism Lucas Ambler- Stinging nettle has formally been used to treat painful muscles and joints, eczema, arthritis, gout, and anemia. Today, it is used to treat urinary problems, urinary tract infections, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), and in compresses or creams for treating joint pain, sprains and strains, tendonitis, and insect bites. Lucas Burkett- Good Information