Articles :: Herbal Remedies :: Poison Ivy vs. Jewelweed
written by Toby Miller on September 26, 2005 September 26, 2005
I've just caught my four thousand eighty second case of poison ivy. Have you ever seen one of those movies where the evil wizard made some guy see things crawling under his skin that then caused him to start raking his flesh open to get whatever was in there out of there? Well, I haven't actually gone to that extreme before, but the urge to rake open my skin to exorcise the god-awful evil fucking poison ivy is about the same as that. If there is a god and he created this shit then piss on him (or her)!
Anyhow! While I was sitting here fighting the urge to scratch the living shit out of my face, of course I always manage to get it on my face, I was thinking about all of the times that I've managed to avoid catching it. You see, there's this product made from a plant called Jewelweed. This stuff is awesome because it actually washes away the uroshiol oil (that's what causes the rash) before it has a chance to get into your pores. If you are a frequent recipient of poison ivy you owe it to yourself to check this stuff out! Seriously! Here's where I get my supply from:
http://altnature.com/jewelweed.htm
Now are you ready for the catch? Hehe, yes there's always a catch. First you have to know that you were in contact with poison ivy and you have to use the jewelweed to wash the uroshiol oil off within one to two hours of contact. It will help with the itching a little bit after the fact, but treating the itch and preventing the itch just aren't comparable.
So if you stay fairly aware of your surroundings and don't mind timing your shower after being in contact with the devil weed you can pretty much stop catching it. I swear this works and the only reason I'm scratching now is because I got into it and didn't know it. Otherwise I would have washed it off and wouldn't have woke up this morning hating the fact that I have to change all of the sheets, blankets and pillow cases just to be sure that I'm not spreading the oil on any "other" parts when I go back to bed tonight, bleh.
A pox on you devil weed!
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