If you spent time outdoors as a child, down by the river or deep in the woods, the chances are high that you got stung by a few nettles. Coming home crying with burning legs after tearing through the long weeds in your shorts was practically a rite of passage for kids back in the days before screens, when the natural world was our only option for exploration.
Many of us who come from Britain and Ireland were raised on the idea that a dock leaf can provide relief from a nettle sting and after being attacked by a vicious nettle, we would go hunting for one of these broad, red-tinged leaves to rub on our wounds. To this day, if you're the sort who likes to venture out in your hiking boots for a tramp in the woods, there's a chance you consider a dock leaf to be a viable home remedy.
