They Thought Aunt Agnes Was Crazy For Whipping Herself With This Weed. Until… Most of us grow up hating stinging nettle. I’m sure, thinking back to our childhood, we have all experienced the pain it can inflict, when playing happily in the yard, our skin brushed against this plant, and whatever game we were playing came to an abrupt end, as we rushed to our mother’s arms for comfort, tears in our eyes from the sting. It is a plant that, for this reason, my mother spent years trying to kill off in our backyard. However, decades later, after learning of its numerous benefits, she is actually now delighted when …