Stinging Nettle or Nettles

Can stinging nettle be used for rashes and itching?

How can I use HERBS in my daily life? by Isabell Shipard
"How can I use HERBS in my daily life?" is a comprehensive herb book, as well as a practical guide to growing and using, culinary herbs and medicinal herbs, natural herbal remedies, alternative herbal medicines, natural herbal pain relief and herbal nutrition. ...
This Australian herb book (Now in 5th Edition) is a reference that covers over 500 herbs, spices and edible plants (over 380 A4 pages, over 230 colour photos, 58 black and white photos.

I have had this book for years and have visited her herb farm. An amazing woman. If you are into herbs this book is undoughtedly the best by far in the world for herbs.
In it she says that at one time in Europe a man severly inflicted with Arthritis would visit mud baths and wallow in them for some releif. His whole body was swollen and crippled. One day while in the mud naked he noticed stinging nettle growing profusely nearby so he picked some branches and begab to beat himself for some time. From that he got a fever, going from hot to cold. the pain was excruciting and lasted several hours. Finally he went to sleep. To his amazment when he woke the next morning his fingers were no longer swollen and there was no pain in his joints. WQhen he urinated it was like the blackest coffee. He never suffered from arthritis again. He lived for 25 years after that. She was told this personally by this mans son. Nothing in her book is mentioned useing stinging nettle for itching and rashes

Stinging nettles make good soup!

And a really divine quiche or pie. I have lots on my property and make a nettle pie or two every spring.

I've heard it said that 'Real men don't eat quiche' :>)

Janet filled the dehydrator with the first crop yesterday.