[Herbalist] poison ivy

Alicia Whitecotton hemophelia at hotmail.com
Sun Aug 5 09:32:02 PDT 2001


Anybody got any good ideas about how to get rid of poison ivy (or poison
oak) from your yard without using a toxic herbicide?  My grandma asked me,
and I didn't have any quick answers. . .you would imagine there would be
something simple you would never expect that would do away with it.

LY Helene Quivremont
Mooneschadowe


>From: "Demetria" <demetria at demetria.com>
>Reply-To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>To: <herbalist at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Herbalist] poison ivy
>Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 01:28:50 -0400
>
>Yes that is true, many do use it though in topically tinctured afterwards
>also.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: herbalist-admin at ansteorra.org
>[mailto:herbalist-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Tara
>Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 1:25 AM
>To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [Herbalist] poison ivy
>
>
> > Jewelweed is great and it is usually found next to it.
>
>If I'm not mistaken, jewelweed only works if you catch it right after
>being exposed, long before the breakout.  Basically, it is supposed to
>neutralize the urushiol (sp?)  I know of no proof for that, though -
>jewelweed is all folklore.
>
>There are some homeopathic remedies that are supposed to help you build
>up a resistance to it.  They're controversial, because the way poison
>ivy purportedly works is that the reaction gets *worse* with repeated
>exposure, not better.  Like flea bites.  That is, the rash isn't an
>allergic reaction, it's the result of the immune system reaction, and as
>your immune system gets better at fighting poison ivy, your rashes get
>worse.  I don't fully buy that, because I got little bits of poison as a
>child, and now I can rip it out with my bare hands and not get a rash.
>
>My husband, on the other hand, is amazingly reactive to it.  He was
>almost bedridden from a case early this spring.  So, I've had lots of
>recent study on the subject!!
>
>I like the idea of small exposure, either through homeopathy or physical
>exposure, as it's always seemed to work for my dad.  Another thing that
>has been well proven to work has been... anti-perspirant!  Firefighters
>fighting forest fires are at extreme risk of exposure from smoke-bourne
>urushiol oil.  They risk getting it in thier lungs.  It's not uncommon
>for them to break out all over their bodies, even while wearing those
>funky fire-suits.  But, for some reason, they never got it in their
>armpits.  Turned out, the action of anti-perspirant that blocks your
>pores so you don't perspire also keeps the oil out!  So, they developed
>stuff to spray all over their bodies based on that principle.  I don't
>know if you can buy that (if you find a source, please let me know for
>my husband!) but, spraying a bit of Secret on exposed skin can only
>help!
>
>Meanwhile, remember it can go through clothing;  More importantly, it is
>not a volatile oil.  If you get it on your clothing, you will get it on
>your skin when you undress.  You can also get it on a chair when you sit
>down, and then if you sit back on that chair while less clothed, you'll
>get it on your skin.  I won't go into details about my husband and his
>poison-ivy covered guitar... So, if you've been in the stuff, undress
>straight into the washing machine (hot water!) and then head straight
>for a cold, soapy shower.
>
>-Magdalena
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