It's poison ivy time!

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Hi group!

 

(Note: This post has nothing to do with oleander or cancer, however,

since this is an alternative health group, I have decided that it

would be a good idea to share information on other topics related to

natural health and home remedies that might be of interest and benefit

to the group. I hope you all agree, and feel free to contribute your

own such posts, keeping in mind that the main focus is on oleander and

alternative natural remedies for cancer, hep-C and other cell

proliferative diseases and immune disorders.)

 

I noticed quite the growth of poison ivy while thinning out a few dead

and overcrowded trees on the farm this past weekend and thought now

might be a good time to share some home and herbal remedies for poison

ivy from my book " Collected Remedies " :

 

Poison Ivy and Poison Oak

 

* Stop the itch of a poison ivy rash and prevent it from spreading

with the following homemade paste: Mix one tablespoon of salt and 1/8

teaspoon of peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) with 1 to 2 cup

green clay, and add enough water to form a paste. Apply the paste

liberally to the rash and leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Store

leftover paste in a tightly sealed jar and reapply as needed. The

remedy soothes the itch by absorbing the irritating plant oils and

drying the rash. It also works for poison oak.

* Hot water and a banana. Take as hot as shower as you can stand for

as long as you can. It will feel good and help relieve the itching.

Then take a banana peel and rub it on the infected area. The itch

should be gone for eight to twelve hours.

* Watermelon. Take watermelon (the rind and the meat) and glide it

over the rash. Let it dry naturally. Within a day, the condition

should improve greatly.

* Baking soda and coffee. First put about a half a cup baking soda

in a bowl and slowly add cool coffee to make a thick paste. Then

apply the paste liberally to the affected area and allow to dry. The

poison will flow out of the blisters like water.

* Turmeric and lime or lemon juice. Mix one tablespoon of turmeric

spice with roughly equal parts of lime or lemon juice to form a thick

paste. Carefully apply to the afflicted skin. This remedy stains, and

stings ever so slightly, but works miraculously. For avoiding stains

on clothes, furniture or carpet, use it in the bathtub, so the bright

yellow stuff doesn't fall down and make a mess. Let it sit on your

skin for fifteen minutes, then wipe off excess. Some stain will likely

remain. By the next day you will be astonished at how it the ivy has

dried up and nearly vanished.

* Vick's Vapor Rub. Clean the infected areas first and then rub

Vick's on the areas twice a day to rid infection. Slightly burns at

first. Dries up the infection in one to three days.

* Lead fishing sinker. An old country recipe sworn to by many. To

prevent getting infected by poison ivy, beat a lead fishing sinker

flat. Take a nail and punch a hole in the flat sinker, then put a

string through it and wear it around your neck. One person who is

very allergic to poison ivy reported that he had never been infected

in over 30 years when wearing the sinker. Author’s note: due to

concerns about lead, it is probably advisable to give the sinker a

good coating of epoxy enamel, although it is unknown whether coating

the sinker might have an effect on this remedy.

* Poke salad root. Boil the root of a poke salad plant until it

turns into a paste form. It will have a strong odor. Then, once it has

cooled enough not to scald, rub it on the infected area until you can

feel it " burn or sting " . It should neutralize the poison ivy overnight.

* Dishwashing liquid. Rub dishwashing liquid onto skin area and

within 15 to 20 minutes the itch should disappear. Do not wash off

until the next morning and then reapply. Within a couple of days the

skin area should clear. This is also good for mosquito bites.

• Burdock roots. Make a strong tea with burdock roots and apply to

the skin. Let it dry and re-apply as often as needed. It relieves the

itching immediately.

• Hemorrhoid ointment or liquid Blistex. Smear it on the areas

affected to relieve itching and clear up within 24 hours or so.

* Potato. Blend a potato in blender until it becomes a rough pasty

blob. Put it on some plastic wrap and wrap it around affected area.

Plastic wrap works better than towels. If you are treating your face

poke two holes for nostrils so you can breathe. Leave it on for an

hour or so, and the next day the bubbles should be gone and the skin

should turn yellowish and start flaking off. It will probably still

itch but should itch much less, and the itching should soon go away.

Rub the affected areas to remove excess, but do not rub too hard or

pick at the affected areas. Use vitamin E or lotion to help the new

skin look and feel better.

* Peachtree leaves. Get some leaves from a peach tree, boil them and

then let the water cool. Take a cotton ball and apply the liquid to

the affected areas. Works almost overnight and should be almost

completely clear within two-three days.

* Oatmeal. Run a warm bath and fill an old sock with oatmeal. While

soaking in the tub, take the sock of oatmeal and gently rub it all

over the affected areas.

 

Live long, live healthy, live happy!

 

Tony Isaacs