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A natural way to stop the itch and shorten the duration of rash is to use
spotted jewel weed. You can take the leaves and bruise them and rub it on the area OR fill a large pot with the leaves and stems. Cover with water and boil until water is reduced by half. Strain, cool and make ice cubes with it. Store cubes in plastic bag. When you've been exposed to poison ivy, rub jewel weed ice cube on area. If you cover the area right away, you may never get the rash. Learned this while living in Kentucky. My doctor didn't believe me so we used my husband as a guinea pig. My husband only had to walk past a plant and he caught it, big oozing blisters and all. On one arm we used the doctors prescription. On the other my jewel weed ice cubes. The jewel weed arm was clear in 2 days - honest. When the doctor's arm didn't clear up, hubby used my ice cubes. Try it. It's a free and easy. All you have to lose is the itch and rash : ). Spotted jewel weed usually grows wild in damp areas along streams and ponds. -- Ann R "Kio-N-Stuff" invalid@invalid wrote in message ... "mark Bannister" wrote in message ... Oh yeah, I forgot this little tidbit. If you get poison ivy and can't stop the itching, run the effected area under the hottest water you can stand. While running under water you will have the most intense sensation you can imagine. It's like all the itching is coming out at once. Afterward you will get a short period of relief. You may feel the desire to smoke a cigarette. Mark B. ======================== I find that Ivarest stops the itching almost instantly. If the rash is really thick with blisters, two applications are needed. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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