>Have you ever walked into a patch of stinging nettles? Jewelweed (AKA
>touch-me-not, AKA Impatiens) will work on that also. You just crush the
>stems in your fingers and run the wet pulp over the infected areas. The
>pain disappears immediately. Fortunately, these two plants often inhabit
>the same areas-- moist shaded stream banks :-) Unfortunately, where I live
>we have nettles but not jewelweed :-(
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
>> Of Karotin Bugsy
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:55 PM
>> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>> Subject: Re: NANFA-- poison ivy
>>
>>
>> Go to the doc and get some potent hydrocortisone
>> cream...all the off the shelf stuff doesnt work for
>> you but does put money in the hands of some needy
>> company who is sneaky enough to sell you elixer and
>> salve. If you are less squeamish he may give you a
>> shot... the drugstore shelf medication is good but not
>> potent enough for what you have. Next time ... take
>> some jewel weed, you can usually find it along moist
>> banks and woods, and rub the sap all over you...it
>> won't cure poison ivy but it works as a great
>> preventative!!! BTW its a native impatiens species.
>> <VBG>
>
>
>
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