I'm in Southeastern PA and I've always known this plant as Jewelweed. It grows wildly and profusely almost everywhere that is left untouched. The bottom of my property is wetland and the Jewelweed is prolific there. I've read that it almost always grows near where poison ivy is found, and that one could just crush it and rub on any exposed skin after coming in contact with poison ivy. Since I don't seem to be bothered much by contact with PI, I've never had to try it! I don't think the flowers show up, however, till later in the summer. Without the blossoms, it's a bit harder to indentify.
Happy hunting! Sharon/starshar From: "Wayne Fugitt" <[email protected]> > Evening Bruce, > >I have met a man that swears wild 'touch-me-nots', a flower, will cure > >poison ivy in two days. > > Could there be more than one variety of these wild plants? > > Here is a link to > photos. http://www.all-creatures.org/picb/wfshl-sptomenot.html > > If I can find a better picture, close up of the leaves and flower, then > burn this into memory, I may be able to find this plant. It will be an > interesting search for sure. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
