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How Do Dock Leaves Soothe Nettle Stings?

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They can help because nettles are fillet with acids and will sting that acid into you so if you rub a Dock leaf on it then it will get better because a dock leaf is filled with an alkali so acid and alkalis togeter become netural so it will get rid of the acids sting

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Why do dock leaves help nettle stings?
Because doc short for doctor so it heals you
How do you get a nettle sting to not sting?
Spit on a dock leaf and place it on area you were stung!
What type of stings are nettle stings?
nettle stings contain formic acid. they are phlorophlane bites
Why do nettles sting?
Nettles (Urtica dioica) sting to protect themselves, the question that you should be asking is How do nettles sting? Well, now you asked... The stinging structure of the nettle is very similar to...
If a wasp landed on a nettle will the wasp sting the nettle or the nettle sting the wasp?
Probably neither. The stinging hairs on the nettle would not be strong enough to penetrate the wasp's exoskeleton, and the wasp would have no reason to sting the nettle.

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