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Re: [at-l] poison ivy and a REMEDY for it
On Thu, 7 May 1998 07:36:28 -0400 Mark Hudson <hudsom@us.ibm.com> writes:
>Reading the entries from the south end of the trail struck the thought
>that if
>Penn has been having the same weather we've been having here in NY
>then the
>hikers are going to have a very lush crop of poison ivy to look
>forward to (in
>between the rocks). Skeeter
Poison ivy is already horrible in New York. I've gotten it twice this
spring (once in my eye, yecch!), and it's everywhere! Be careful.
POISON IVY TREATMENT TIP--
This really works, but works best if you do it EARLY, when you first
start to itch.
There's a plant called Jewelweed or touch-me-not, that grows in moist
places--near streams, in hollows, over most of the AT's range. If you
don't know what it looks like, check out a plant ID guide and learn it,
because it is an excellent remedy for poison ivy. It's a juicy, stemmy
plant with small leaves that always feel cool; if you drop water on it,
the leaves never get wet, the water just beads and rolls off. It has
yellow or orange dangling flowers.
All you do is crush up the stems and leaves, which are very juicy, and
rub the green juice on all your ivy-itchy-spots. Like I said, the
earlier the better; once the poison Ivy blisters really get going, it's
harder to fix 'em. If you catch them early, the jewelweed will dry them
up and stop the itching, better than any over-the-counter medicine. I
used it on my two recent bouts of ivy and had great success. (Although I
didn't put it in my eye--had to go to the eye doctor to fix that)
Also, look up a plant called CURLY DOCK. It also grows everywhere,
mostly in sunny locations. If you run into stinging nettles, crush up
dock and rub that on. It will stop the stinging.
happy trails,
Amazin' Grace
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