Hugh said - >If you make an infusion of papaya leaf, or even use raw papaya, bathe it on >or rub it in. This will dissolve the Rhus tox poison as it is a digestive >enyme (papain). During the poison ivy season I look for wild touch-me-not >(jewel weed, annual) and mash its stemas to rub on the affected areas. >Same, principle, digestive enzyme. Keep using homeopathic Rhus tox, but >that simply should cancel out the reaction, not rid you of the actual >poison.
My recollection is that poison ivy is best treated with 3x rhus tox. Debra is saying she's using 30x. In my experience, any rhus tox 'above' 6x is ineffective against the rash. I have say, however, that, contrary to common homeopathic practice, I find that taking rhus tox daily for a few weeks now seems to do much in making outbreaks to exposure later minimal. -Allan
