HERB - Poison Ivy help
Warren & Meredith Harmon
corwynsca at juno.com
Fri May 21 13:28:53 PDT 1999
Greetings!
Are you sure this is poison ivy? With blisters that big, I'd suspect
blister beetles first.
Something else I remembered from that poison ivy article: poison ivy is a
two-stage [oh, what's the word? All I can think of is "infestation"!
:-(] The same piece of skin has to be hit twice by the oil to cause the
blister reaction.
I agree with the smoke - that's how my mom always gets it, and she gets
it *bad*. The only time I got it in my throat and eyes I got it wy
walking through ivy smoke. That was a miserable month...
Also, the plantain is good for insect bites and heat rashes. That's what
I use as on-the-scene first aid at Ren Faire. Boy, the looks I get! But
does it work well, especially on those huge gnat bites! We call it
"heal-all" here - is that supposed to be a different plant?
-Caro
>Please describe the plant. My husband has blisters the size of his
>thumb.
>Yes he did go to the doctor, I don't have much confidence in the
>doctor, he
>said the ooze wouldn't pass on the ivy. Husband is on steriods, but
>the itch
>is driving him nuts.
>Jeanne de La Mer
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