[at-l] Poison Ivy Information

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In the southern Appalachians and in much of the eastern U.S., there is a 
plant remedy that works very well. Jewel Weed comes in two varieties, 
with a yellow flower (Impatiens pallida) or with an orange flower (
Impatiens capensis). The great thing about Jewel Weed is that it often 
grows right next to Poison Ivy and is fairly common along roadsides. 
This plant is a well-known folk remedy for P.I. and has no reported 
side-effects. The juice of the Jewel Weed can be extracted from the 
stems or leaves, preferably before flowering, but it seems to work at 
any time. If you are out in the woods and realize that you have exposed 
yourself to Poison Ivy, and are able to find Jewel Weed, you are in 
luck. Crush the stems of Jewel Weed to extract the juice and apply it to 
the area affected by The P.I. or, apply a poultice of the crushed leaves 
to the area. The juice is somewhat sticky and will stay where you put it 
pretty well. Some folks have said that tea made from Jewel Weed works as 
a preventative. To keep a reserve supply on hand, the best idea seems to 
be to save the juice as ice cubes to rub on the infected area. Shred 
leaves and roots and place in boiling water for 15 minutes to half an 
hour, then freeze the liquid in ice cube trays. Jewel Weed relieves the 
itching, stops the spread and helps to heal the Poison Ivy rash. We have 
found Jewel Weed to be the best remedy of all, even better than 
prescription products.
THIS INFO IS FROM:  <A 
HREF="http://www.ncnatural.com/wildflwr/obnxious.html">Obnoxious 
Plants--Poison Ivy and Nettles
</A> there are photos on this site.

Wildbill
PS
More sites about poison ivy.
1 <A HREF="http://www.teclabsinc.com/">Tec Laboratories - Protecting against 
poison ...
</A> 
2 <A HREF="http://www.ivyblock.com/poison.htm">Facts about Poison Ivy, Poison 
Oak, and Poiso...
</A> 
3 <A HREF="http://res.agr.ca/brd/poisivy/title.html">Poison Ivy, western 
poison oak, poison sumac
</A> 
4 <A HREF="http://ux1.cso.uiuc.edu/~dmills/poisonivy.html">Identifying Poison 
Ivy
</A> 
5 <A HREF="http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1354.html">Go Ask Alice!: 
Poison ivy, oak, and sumac
</A> 
6 <A HREF="http://famil-e-docs.com/fampoiso.html">PLANT ALLERGENS:  THE TRUTH 
ABOUT POISON IVY
</A> 
7 <A HREF="http://barbara.bio.albany.edu/~ecstudy/ivy.html">ivy.html at 
barbara.bio.albany.edu
</A> 

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