The "active ingredient" in nettle stings is formic acid. I don't know if that is the same chemical as what bees produce, but would no doubt produce the endorphins in the body if subjected to the same amount of sting/trauma
Thinking about it now, I'm wondering if it was just the endorphins that helped me yesterday with the formic acid being the catalyst. Either way I'm still not feeling pain , and I'm going out on the bike again shortly without another dose.
I can imagine that trying to get bees to sting (treat) a specific part of the body is a bit more difficult than targeting the area with nettles.
Young Codger: You put the bees in a tub which can be placed on the affected area for them to vent their frustration. Given that the bees die afterwards perhaps you'd consider wasps instead?
I once took OH's bike and rode it to see a friend along the road. Must has been all of 1/4 mile. More than enough, though I used to do miles in my youth, OH still does sometimes.
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There were reports some years ago about the use of bee stings to treat arthritis, I guess that nettles are really just a variation on the theme.
The "active ingredient" in nettle stings is formic acid. I don't know if that is the same chemical as what bees produce, but would no doubt produce the endorphins in the body if subjected to the same amount of sting/trauma
Thinking about it now, I'm wondering if it was just the endorphins that helped me yesterday with the formic acid being the catalyst. Either way I'm still not feeling pain , and I'm going out on the bike again shortly without another dose.
I can imagine that trying to get bees to sting (treat) a specific part of the body is a bit more difficult than targeting the area with nettles.
Young Codger: You put the bees in a tub which can be placed on the affected area for them to vent their frustration. Given that the bees die afterwards perhaps you'd consider wasps instead?
I think ants are providers of formic acid.
I once took OH's bike and rode it to see a friend along the road. Must has been all of 1/4 mile. More than enough, though I used to do miles in my youth, OH still does sometimes.
17 miles.
In the sticks near Peterborough
The active ingredients in nettles are histamine and serotonin - http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/arthritis-information/complementary-and-alternative-medicines/cam-report/complementary-medicines-for-osteoarthritis/stinging-nettle.aspx