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Could you treat a wasp sting by wiping a nettle on the exact spot? As a wasp sting is an alkali and a nettle sting is an acid could you treat a wasp sting by wiping a nettle on the exact spot?
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Reply	indigocat says: Last time I was up-country, I got stung by a bull ant or a wasp (both were crawling around). Very painful, hurts for two days. The old codger who owned the farm advised me to rub it with a nettle. I couldn't find any: must admit I didn't look very hard. Dock leaves are also a traditional remedy. (no votes) Tags: Wasps.
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