IT is a well-known fact that the common nettle (Urtica dioica)yieldsa very strong bast fibre which was used in Great Britain until about 1860 for the manufacture of cloth. Since then its use has been ...

Stinging nettle is a pervasive plant that can cause skin irritation through needle-like hairs on its leaves. Effective methods to control or eradicate stinging nettle include mowing, hand-pulling, and ...

THE stinging effect of the common nettle (Urtica dioica, L.) is so well known that even a cursory reference to it seems to be superfluous. This stinging power of Urticaceæ is found to culminate in the ...