Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2010 7:05:36 GMT -5
Well I gotta tell ya,
I have heard of using the jewel weed plant as a poison ivy remedy but never tried it. I get the ivy ithch every year and have it once again and in places I'd rather not. Not that I don't like scratching there mind ya but the poison ivy crap makes it a lot less enjoyable.
For years I've tried all the store remedies and anti itch creams and not one single anti itch cream has ever made me stop itching from anything, and putting these store bought remedies anywhere near my doinker is like setting a torch to it.
So yesterday I go behind the barn and pick some jewel weed and look it up online to make sure I got the right stuff. The stuff I picked didn't have any milky substance inside like the websites say it should but the flowers look the same so I decide to give it a go. Seeing that the plant stems are hollow and lacking liquid I decided to chop it up and simmer it a little to make a politice or whatever they call it and rub it all over myself. Well let me tell ya... this stuff works like magic cause within a couple hours the itching was gone and I'm already clearing up. ;D
This has worked way better than any over the counter remedy and believe me I've tried them all and they ALL fricken burn like a bassturd when applied to the good stuff.
I read online that you can make a politice (or whatever they call it) and freeze it in ice cube trays and rub your self with a jewel weed ice cube. Now that right there sounds interesting and I think I seen something like that on another website all together.
So from now on whenever I get the ivy itch I'll be reaching for the jewel weed. Or in my case, the family jewel weed.
I have heard of using the jewel weed plant as a poison ivy remedy but never tried it. I get the ivy ithch every year and have it once again and in places I'd rather not. Not that I don't like scratching there mind ya but the poison ivy crap makes it a lot less enjoyable.
For years I've tried all the store remedies and anti itch creams and not one single anti itch cream has ever made me stop itching from anything, and putting these store bought remedies anywhere near my doinker is like setting a torch to it.
So yesterday I go behind the barn and pick some jewel weed and look it up online to make sure I got the right stuff. The stuff I picked didn't have any milky substance inside like the websites say it should but the flowers look the same so I decide to give it a go. Seeing that the plant stems are hollow and lacking liquid I decided to chop it up and simmer it a little to make a politice or whatever they call it and rub it all over myself. Well let me tell ya... this stuff works like magic cause within a couple hours the itching was gone and I'm already clearing up. ;D
This has worked way better than any over the counter remedy and believe me I've tried them all and they ALL fricken burn like a bassturd when applied to the good stuff.
I read online that you can make a politice (or whatever they call it) and freeze it in ice cube trays and rub your self with a jewel weed ice cube. Now that right there sounds interesting and I think I seen something like that on another website all together.
So from now on whenever I get the ivy itch I'll be reaching for the jewel weed. Or in my case, the family jewel weed.