Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), a weedy plant from the nettle family, is being studied for potential benefits in treating conditions such as allergies, arthritis, enlarged prostate, and heart ...

If you've ever been stung by a stinging nettle, perhaps while taking a morning stroll through the woods, you'll know it hurts. It's not exactly agony, but you feel it nonetheless.

Contestants are gathering in Dorset in the hope of being crowned a world champion - by eating stinging nettles. The World Nettle Eating Championships are being held at the Dorset Nectar Cider Farm ...

Tessa and Julian Blundy have been renovating the 16th-Century Bottle Inn "We are asked by almost every visitor whether the stinging nettle eating competition is coming back," said Tessa Blundy ...