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 ...

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 was chosen because it is a similar size, shape and texture to dock leaves but has no anti-inflammatory or toxic properties. Dock leaf remedy cited by Chaucer Nettles are a common native ...