Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I can't recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun away at times.
Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I can't recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun away at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out of a ride.
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Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
stand
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is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I
can't
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recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that
I
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itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
and
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later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun
away
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at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out of a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany. When you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once or twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many of them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg brushes one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the fun in that?
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Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
stand
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is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I
can't
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recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that
I
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itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
and
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later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun
away
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at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out of a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany. When you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once or twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many of them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg brushes one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the fun in that?
It sounds like nettles and now at the end of summer we have a lot of them here in Scandinavia. I have however found the perfect cure; Grow hair. I've got very hairy legs and have no problems with nettles there. My fingers and arms are less hairy though so I get burned there. (The swedish name is "brännässla" with "bränn" meaning burn and "nässla" is of the same origin as nettle.) But the burn disappears in just a couple of minutes if your not rubbing it in completely.
Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I can't recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun away at times.
Thanks....
That are Nettles like Kathleen already said. in german: Brennesseln --> english burning Nettles they fell like burning.
A good cure is to spit on the "burned" area.
Greetings, Urs
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Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
stand
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is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I
can't
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recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that
I
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itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
and
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later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun
away
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at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out of a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany. When you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once or twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many of them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg brushes one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the fun in that?
It sounds like nettles, they have numerous slightly furry leaves growing from a long single stem, leaves are broad at the base and come to a point with finely serrated edges A folk remedy here is to get some leaves of a dock plant, commonly grows in the same area as nettles, very broad spear shaped, large green, tinged with red and brown. roll them up then rub vigourously until they produce juice, then gently apply to the nettled area Other than that the only other sure remedy is to get several virgin maidens to gently bathe the affected area and give you a full body massage, does f**k all for the nettlerash but who would notice after that! cheers MArtin
That are Nettles like Kathleen already said. in german: Brennesseln --> english burning Nettles they fell like burning.
A good cure is to spit on the "burned" area.
Usually, if you find nettles around, there are also plants for removing the sting. In England you usually find Dock Leaves growing near nettles, and RI (USA) has its own variety of big-leafed sting-remover plants. Look for something like a dark-green large broad-leafed weed and try it. Just rub it on the ouchie.
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> Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
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> is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it.
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> recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many
that
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> itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
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> later itching from these plants? > > When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself
for a
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> burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the
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> at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out
of
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a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany.
When
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you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once
or
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twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many
of
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them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg
brushes
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one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the
fun
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in that?
It sounds like nettles and now at the end of summer we have a lot of them here in Scandinavia. I have however found the perfect cure; Grow hair. I've got very hairy legs and have no problems with nettles there. My fingers and arms are less hairy though so I get burned there. (The swedish name is "brännässla" with "bränn" meaning burn and "nässla" is of the same origin as nettle.) But the burn disappears in just a couple of minutes if your not rubbing it in completely.
Ok then we are talking about the same plant, I had never encountered them in the states (sorry Kathleen!). It appears the Swedish name is close to the German one as well. You are right, the burn only lasts a couple minutes but for an odd reason on me the area where I was touched becomes itchy and red for up to six hours later. Looks like I had better either learn to deal with the itching or just bear the heat with gloves and pants!
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>Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
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>is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I
can't
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>recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that
I
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>itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
and
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>later itching from these plants? > >When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost >always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun
away
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>at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out of a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany. When you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once or twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many of them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg brushes one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the fun in that?
It sounds like nettles, they have numerous slightly furry leaves growing from a long single stem, leaves are broad at the base and come to a point with finely serrated edges A folk remedy here is to get some leaves of a dock plant, commonly grows in the same area as nettles, very broad spear shaped, large green, tinged with red and brown. roll them up then rub vigourously until they produce juice, then gently apply to the nettled area Other than that the only other sure remedy is to get several virgin maidens to gently bathe the affected area and give you a full body massage, does f**k all for the nettlerash but who would notice after
My favorite first aid for nettle sting is to rub the affected area hard with a gloved hand while hissing through clenched teeth and chanting "[censored]" under my breath.
Actually, it really doesn't matter what, if anything I do, since the sting seems to be relatively short lived (unlike poison ivy rash).
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> Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot
stand
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> is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it.
I
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can't
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> recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many
that
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I
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> itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning
and
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> later itching from these plants? > > When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself
for a
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> burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the
fun
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away
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> at times.
Nettles? We've got them in Missouri, too. I don't know of any cure, other than avoidance. I wear full-finger gloves, because getting hit across the backs of the fingers will indeed take a lot of the fun out
of
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a ride.
Kathleen
I don't believe thats it....it's a plant I have seen only in Germany.
When
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you touch it, it gives the sensation of being burned. Touching one once
or
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twice is no problem but when riding you stand the chance of touching many
of
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them and talk about an annoying pain. It is quite annoying when you are riding and getting the exhilration of a fast downhill and your leg
brushes
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one. One fix is to wear pants and gloves all the time, but where's the
fun
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in that?
It sounds like nettles, they have numerous slightly furry leaves growing from a long single stem, leaves are broad at the base and come to a point with finely serrated edges A folk remedy here is to get some leaves of a dock plant, commonly grows in the same area as nettles, very broad spear shaped, large green, tinged with red and brown. roll them up then rub vigourously until they produce juice, then gently apply to the nettled area Other than that the only other sure remedy is to get several virgin maidens to gently bathe the affected area and give you a full body massage, does f**k all for the nettlerash but who would notice after that! cheers MArtin
Ok then we are talking about the same plant, I had never encountered them in the states (sorry Kathleen!). It appears the Swedish name is close to the German one as well. You are right, the burn only lasts a couple minutes but for an odd reason on me the area where I was touched becomes itchy and red for up to six hours later. Looks like I had better either learn to deal with the itching or just bear the heat with gloves and pants!
We have them in Oregon as well. There may be several places that don't have them; I grew up in the country just a couple hours west of Kathleen and had no run-ins with nettles.
Actually there's only one trail around here that has them, and they're horrible. Maybe the difference is, its one of the few trails that isn't under tree cover. It sucks, though - its fairly close to my house, and not having all that tree cover makes it the first trail to dry out in spring. But I've tried it a couple of times and there is no way I'm riding that trail again!
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I for sure remember these from Europe. Never seen them in the US though. If I remember correctly I used to apply hydrogen peroxide (3%) to the burned areas. It doesn't remove the red spots but it relieves the burning.
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Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I
can't
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recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun
BTW, quick water wash can help, do not rub it in and try to slow down where you know they are waiting. When you are slower, contact is milder, therefore most of nasty liquid are on the surface, also you have a chance to avoid some of them, it works for me.
BTW, quick water wash can help, do not rub it in and try to slow down
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you know they are waiting. When you are slower, contact is milder,
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most of nasty liquid are on the surface, also you have a chance to avoid some of them, it works for me.
All the best,
D'amir
Thats the one thanks. I'm happy to have some remedys to try now. Where I ride no matter where you go you are always touching them. Every trail I have ever encountered where I ride is infested with them. Some days I just opt out on riding as to not wanting to be burned. Thanks everyone
Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I can't recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun away at times.
If it's nettles, stop being a big girl. Just leave them alone and they won't cause any irritation.
Although I believe the riding in Germany is good, one thing I cannot stand is that damn plant that burns the hell out of you when you touch it. I can't recall the proper name of it right now. On some rides I hit so many that I itch for many hours after. Does anyone have any remedy to the burning and later itching from these plants?
When I see thick weeds touching the trails I ride I prepair myself for a burn there is almost always at least one in them. Sort of takes the fun away at times.
If it's nettles, stop being a big girl. Just leave them alone and they won't cause any irritation.
Amazingly enough, googling for it brings up a bunch of vegetarian recipes ...
I hated these things as a child. Can't say I know of any way to stop it from burning.
To paraphrase and translate relevant parts of the webpage:
There are tiny hairs on the stalk, but also some thorns that are much bigger than the hairs. The thorns are easily breakable and release a fluid they call "ameisensaeure" (I think that would translate to "ant acid," as in the insect), which burns.
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That are Nettles like Kathleen already said. in german: Brennesseln --> english burning Nettles they fell like burning.
A good cure is to spit on the "burned" area.
Greetings, Urs
Brennesseln...
I know it well. That plant is everywhere here: in my backyard, on the trail, just about everywhere that is not under deep forest cover. My two-year-old daughter recognizes and warns me about it when she sees it. I have been waging a battle with it in my yard as it hinders her access to the grapevines and the grapes are ripe. It also seems intent on growing up from a drainage grate just outside the garage.
I usually take a hit at least once a ride. I am screaming down some disused tractor path when a plant brushes my shin. "Oh S%&T, that was Brennessel! This is gonna hurt!". Fortunately, the pain does not last long.
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Usually, if you find nettles around, there are also plants for removing the sting. In England you usually find Dock Leaves growing near nettles, and RI (USA) has its own variety of big-leafed sting-remover plants. Look for something like a dark-green large broad-leafed weed and try it. Just rub it on the ouchie.
Steve
Thanks, I will try to keep my eye out for that plant.
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That are Nettles like Kathleen already said. in german: Brennesseln --> english burning Nettles they fell like
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A good cure is to spit on the "burned" area.
Greetings, Urs
Brennesseln...
I know it well. That plant is everywhere here: in my backyard, on the trail, just about everywhere that is not under deep forest cover. My two-year-old daughter recognizes and warns me about it when she sees it. I have been waging a battle with it in my yard as it hinders her access to the grapevines and the grapes are ripe. It also seems intent on growing up from a drainage grate just outside the garage.
I usually take a hit at least once a ride. I am screaming down some disused tractor path when a plant brushes my shin. "Oh S%&T, that was Brennessel! This is gonna hurt!". Fortunately, the pain does not last long.
At least I know what it is called in English now.
-Dave
Usually '[censored]!' ',;~}~
There are plenty of them around here, but they don't much bother me to be honest.
