Question for German Riders

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....

T_Blood wrote:

> 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.

Kathleen

"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
> T_Blood wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> 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?

"T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote:

>
>"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
>> T_Blood wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> 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.

--
dan@dod.no - Orange Patriot -03

T_Blood wrote:

> 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

--
+-------------------------
| Urs Weder N 47°23'23" E 9°39'47"
+------------------------- ( modify address for return email )

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:36:55 +0200, "T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote:

>
>"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
>> T_Blood wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> 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

Urs says:

>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.

Steve

"Urs Weder" <UrsWeder__a_t__hotmail__d_o_t__com> wrote in message
news:3f3d50bc$1_2@news.bluewin.ch...
> T_Blood wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> --
> +-------------------------
> | Urs Weder N 47°23'23" E 9°39'47"
> +------------------------- ( modify address for return email )
>
will try that..thanks

"Dan" <dan@dod.no> wrote in message news:hegqjvg8e9m74m8mqmkogd9jq5btl5t7c1@4ax.com...
> "T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
> >> T_Blood wrote:
> >>
> >> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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.

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!

martinjlowe@ntlworld.com wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:36:55 +0200, "T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote:
>
>
>>"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>>T_Blood wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>
>>>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 "************" 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).

Kathleen

<martinjlowe@ntlworld.com> wrote in message newsckqjv86pjt0sa0r3dr6imp0u04ragsaqm@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:36:55 +0200, "T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Kathleen" <khhfm@charter.net> wrote in message news:vjqcv3lbbgqu5c@corp.supernews.com...
> >> T_Blood wrote:
> >>
> >> > 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.
> >>
> >> 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
I will definately have to try that remedy!

On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 22:54:14 +0200, T_Blood wrote:

> 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!

--
-BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)

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.

Frank

"T_Blood" <trueblood@freenet.de> wrote in message news:bhjbm4$cl4$05$1@news.t-online.com...
> 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....
>

there ya go:

http://www.killerplants.com/weird-plants/20030612.asp

all about nasty sneaky greenish monster.

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.

All the best,

D'amir

"> there ya go:
>
> http://www.killerplants.com/weird-plants/20030612.asp
>
> all about nasty sneaky greenish monster.
>
> 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.
>
> 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