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[[error]] | [[error|parasthesia]]</em>. It is this latter | ||
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quality that led to its use by the Saxons as a means of staying "mindful" during the psychological exploration of | quality that led to its use by the Saxons as a means of staying "mindful" during the psychological exploration of | ||
repressed memories, a practice later explored in considerably more depth by | repressed memories, a practice later explored in considerably more depth by | ||
[[imago]] | [[imago|Sigmund Freud]] | ||
and his myrmidons. Nettle | and his myrmidons. Nettle | ||
was originally thought to have been brought to modern day England via the Romans, but in 2011 a burial cist dating | was originally thought to have been brought to modern day England via the Romans, but in 2011 a burial cist dating | ||
from around 1650 BC was uncovered on Whitehorse Hill in Dartmoor containing a ceremonial sash made from stinging | from around 1650 BC was uncovered on Whitehorse Hill in Dartmoor containing a ceremonial sash made from stinging | ||
nettle. | nettle. | ||
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Revision as of 03:02, 12 March 2024
Nettle AKA Stinging Nettle
Or
urtica dioca
- a herbaceous plant native to Europe and parts of Asia and North Africa. Nettle is remarkable
for both its high protein content and its stinging hairs (trichomes) which are known to cause parasthesia. It is this latter quality that led to its use by the Saxons as a means of staying "mindful" during the psychological exploration of repressed memories, a practice later explored in considerably more depth by Sigmund Freud and his myrmidons. Nettle was originally thought to have been brought to modern day England via the Romans, but in 2011 a burial cist dating from around 1650 BC was uncovered on Whitehorse Hill in Dartmoor containing a ceremonial sash made from stinging nettle.