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[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

A botany teacher I once had would rub her hands with nettles every morning to help with her arthritis. She said the increased blood flow from the inflammation helped somehow. Reminds me of the people who get stung by bees to help with MS.

[-] cokeslutgarbage@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

It's called urtification (after the latin for nettles, Urtica dioica) , and humans have been doing it forever for exactly the reasons she mentioned.

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