The Merry Month of May Hedgerow Selfcare Nettles and Dock Leaves

Mother Nature is very good at companion planting. The nettle and the dock are a great example of how these will grow together the sting and its calming leave. I find it interesting that you can use Nettle for its anti-histamine properties as a herb, yet when you get stung immediate relief can be gained from the juice of a bruised dock leaf. It is probably worth trying dock leaves on other stings or rashes if you are willing to test it out on yourself. I have used dock leaves for about 50 plus years to good effect.