Years ago I was camping and took a nature hike and learned from the lady that was leading the group that Jewelweed is the natural cure of poison ivy, poison oak, etc. We have used it several times in our family and given it to many friends and it always works. The plant usually grows in wet areas where poison ivy grows and has a tuberous stem. The flowers appear in the fall and are a golden yellow (looks like a ladyslipper-type flower). The seed pods are neat because if you touch the bottom of them they pop (we used to call it "popweed"). You take the plant (all parts) and steep it in water for about 1/2 hour; then strain and store the liquid in the freezer (ice cube trays work the best) or you can put it in canning jars and store it that way. You dab the liquid on your rash several times a day and it drys it up, usually within a day or two. It keeps in the fridge for about 48 hours, but frozen or canned we have kept it for over a year. With the ice cubes you can pull out and thaw what you need, when you need it.
My pastor had gotten poison ivy a year ago and had gone to the Dr. with it. He had been put on 2-3 different types of medication and after a couple weeks just kept getting worse. When I found out that he had poison ivy, I gave him some of my jewelweed "tea" and he was almost completely cleared up in 2 days. Another lady then got it at my church and I told her about using the Jewelweed. She said she knew where she had some of those plants and would try it, but didn't. After 2 weeks and almost having to be hospitalized because of her face swelling and other problems, I took her some that was already brewed and after using it once, her face began to go back to normal and within 12 hours of putting it on several times throughout the day, her face was back to normal and it completely got rid of her condition. Hope this helps you out, Jay. Patti -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
