[Herbalist] poison ivy

[Katherine Blackthorne]

I don't know of any non-toxic ways.

Neither my grandmother, mother, nor myself get poison-ivy, but my
grandfather did.

Lo & behold, we found poison ivy coming up around the foundation.  My
grandmother & I would dig it up with bread-bags on or hands (take them off
after & put directly in trash -- never even bring them inside), and it kept
coming back.

Finally, in desperation, we painted the ends where it broke off with
household bleach.  It killed it all right, and the surounding flora seemed
fine... but I'd still consider that anything but non-toxic!

>From: "Alicia Whitecotton" <hemophelia at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>To: herbalist at ansteorra.org
>Subject: RE: [Herbalist] poison ivy
>Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 11:32:02 -0500
>
>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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