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Jewelweed Identification
I noticed that we didn't appear to have a post for people to be able to identify jewelweed. I had someone ask me, just today, about just this subject. This site gives an excellent summary along with good pictures pointing out what to look for.
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Poison Ivy Wash
For the third time in less than 7 days I have managed to bump into poison ivy. My go to has been a commercial Ivy Wash from Technu that contains chemicals I cannot pronounce. I know soap and water works but I carry the wash with me when I am out and about so that I can get the oils off fast. Is there an herbal wash that is…
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Any idea what sweet fern is?
This lady sells an itch salve, supposedly better than jewelweed after a rash has taken hold. She mentions sweet fern a lot. Does anyone know anything about the plant?
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Jewelweed Salve
Yes, today is a day of discovery. I have often wondered what jewelweed was. I saw it today (but no poison ivy right in that spot, lol). I hope to go back & make a salve with what I harvest. Does anyone else have experience using it or making a salve to use? Any tips? I hear fresh is best with this plant.
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Jewelweed juice extraction
I have found jewelweed to be a very effective remedy for poison ivy. I found some articles about extracting the juice but they all involved a lot of heat, and I worry that this will reduce the effectiveness. I gathered a bunch of the plant and put it into an electric juicer, which worked well at extracting the juice. But…
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Warding off poison ivy
My husband is a whitewater rafter. He goes out year round into wild places and often comes into contact with poison ivy. It used to be a real problem for him until someone told us about Fels-naptha soap. It's a laundry soap that comes in a yellow bar. I wouldn't recommend using it all the time, however since he started…
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topical jewelweed and plantain tincture (?) for poison ivy
Does anyone have the recipe for this from the old Bulk Herb Store website? I think it was just jewelweed, plantain and alcohol. The new owners of the Bulk Herb Store don't seem to have any of the old recipes up. I looked online but couldn't find quite was I was looking for. We mainly used this prophlylactically when we…
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Natural remedies for Poison Ivy
As we are getting into the warmer weather I am outdoors constantly. I always seem to somehow inadvertently run into and get a bout of poison ivy. I would love to hear what your favorite tried and true methods are for treating poison ivy?
