Cures And Remedies For Poison ivy
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B L Jones in KY -
My family has always used extract of 'Wild Touch Me Not' plants to get immediate relief and healing from poison ivy rash as well as many other skin disorders. In some areas the plant is known as chigger weed. It is very easy to find in the East, growing along roadways and fences. As soon as the solution touches your skin the pain, itch and discomfort is gone. I had a co-worker who burned his arm badly and he'd suffered for months with the injury. He said the itching and stinging of the healing burn site was so bad he hadn't slept much for months. When he did fall asleep for a short time he would wake up with the tender new skin being torn from his touching it while sleeping.
His doctor gave him permission to use the Wild Touch Me Not extract I gave him. He got immediate, lasting relief at the burn site. After he started using the extract, his arm healed quickly, and best of all he reported having no more discomfort. The extract just seems to be good for most uncomfortable skin problems.
I gather the plant in the fall when it is near the end of bloom. The small bell shaped blossoms are burnt orange in color. I chop the whole plant using stems, leaves, blossoms and all. I then cook it in enough water to boil it good. I then strain off the extract and freeze some in ice cubes. I also fill canning jars with some and process it in a hot water bath to preserve it.
Oct 26, 2006
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Baking Soda Paste
Jeanine in Michigan USA -
For the first time in my life, I managed to get poison ivy. Mom said to mix water into Baking Soda until you have a paste, smooth it on, and let it dry. I was no longer itchy and you see the baking soda absorbing / pulling any liquid away from the skin. It is a little messy, but i learned that using it like baby powder is effective after using it in paste form for 2 days. Worked for me.
Aug 23, 2006
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Stop the poison ivy itch
Anonymous in New York -
stop the posion ivy itch by boiling the tobacco from 3-4 cigarettes in 2 cups water
strain and let cool
use cotton balls to apply the liquid to the itchy blisters
Jul 12, 2006
3 Yes
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Poison Ivy cure
Katie Marcella in Tennessee -I am very sensitive to poison ivy and have had it almost every summer since childhood. At the end of the summer I had a bad case that itched at night (as always).
I tried everything I had on hand. Cortisone cream, Ivy Itch, alcohol, you name it, and I tried it.
Finally I grabbed the Vicks Vaporub out of desperation and dabbed it on. It eased my itching immediately! I applied some every night until the poison ivy cleared up.
Dec 11, 2005
26 Yes
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Jewel Weed to the rescue
Barbara in Clyde, NC, USA -Poison Ivy grows everywhere in the Western North Carolina mountains where I live. A plant that grows near it many times is jewel weed. It has a delicate orange flower and is rather tall and leafy. Pull up a plant or two and open the stem near the base of the plant.(anywhere on the plant is fine but the base is the widest) It is slick, much like aloe. Rub the gel on wherever you have been affected by the ivy, and viola! The itch will be gone in seconds.
Dec 04, 2005
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Kill The Itch....with bleach
Cody in Somerset, Kentucky -One time I went to the lake fishing and I noticed a bad itch.
Now for some you might not be able to do this because of the burn but it didnt bother me that bad.
get in the tub and and pour quite a bit of bleach on the affected areas, it will burn at first but will stop the itching and once or twice in most cases will make the rash go away.
Nov 28, 2005
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Stop Poison Ivy Itch
Unhappy in Lancaster, Ohio -Most of us already know that poison ivy will come and go all on its own. The itching is what really drives everyone nuts. To lessen the urge to itch apply the hottest water you can stand to the affected area.
If you have came in contact with poison ivy, but haven't any rash, be sure to wash in cold water and soap. Do not use hot or warm water. This opens the skin and increases your chances for rash.
Oct 30, 2005
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2 No
Poison Ivy relief
Janet French in Indiana -If you rub the inside of a banna peel on a poison ivy rash, it should reduce the irritation within a few days.
They also say an Impatiens plant will help reduce Poisen Ivy itch.
Oct 11, 2005
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Poison Ivy preventive
Claudette in illinois -I was raised in the Midwest, and one year I went to a Girl Scout camp, and the counselors took us into the woods and there was a plant growing.
They told us to rub this plant on our arms and legs and we would not get poison ivy. None of us did. (But I was taking the horsemanship course and wound up with a nice saddle burn.)
I found out later this plant is called Jewel weed . People even boil it and freeze the liquid into ice cubes to use on poison ivy in the winter when they can't get the fresh plant. I wish I had done that last summer because I've got a raging case of it myself right now!
Oct 10, 2005
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Poison Ivy remedy
Carol in CT -My remedy for Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Summac is to avoid getting near the stuff! If I do accidentally touch it, I run and wash my hands with soap and water immediately.
When I was little and got poison Ivy, my mom put me in a tub of cool water with some baking soda or some kind of oatmeal stuff, but I can't remember the name. I can remember putting baking soda on the rash to keep it from spreading. I hate getting Poison Ivy!
Sep 27, 2005
4 Yes
8 No
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