Does rubbing a dock leaf on skin irritated by a stinging nettle really aid in pain relief, or is it an old wives tale?. | Credit: Elva Etienne If you spent time outdoors as a child, down by the river ... EurekAlert!: Lettuce may be just as good as dock leaf for easing nettle sting symptoms Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle sting to ease the associated discomfort may be just as good as using the age-old folk remedy of a dock leaf, suggest the results of a small comparative study, ...
Lettuce may be just as good as dock leaf for easing nettle sting symptoms News Medical: Lettuce found comparable to dock leaf for nettle sting relief Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as bitter dock, [2][3] broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf, dockens or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family Polygonaceae. One of the best identification features for docks is a small, thin sheath that covers the base of each dock leaf. This is called the ocrea, and it turns brown as the plant ages. The condition of the ocrea can be a good indicator of how tender and tasty that dock plant is.
dock leaf uk, Broadleaf dock: Leaves are 12” (30 cm) long by 6” (15 cm) wide, hairless, tapered, and heart shaped at the base; they are flatter, less wavy, broader, and less crinkled than curly dock.
