Here is yet another draft resurrected, and this one was drafted up way back in September of 2018. There are probably so many more remedies, but posting this.
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One year, we had wild growing milkweed, and we simply cut pieces each day, and applied the milk from the weed to the poison ivy. It will burn a bit, but we left it on for about 20 minutes then removed it with cool water. It dried up the poison ivy fairly quickly.
You can soak in a bathtub with warm water and plantain tea bags (1-2 tsp of dried plantain per teabag). I have large muslin bags I use for bath teas.
A dandelion poultice can be applied to poison ivy to help dry it up, and reduce the itch.
Cleaver poultices. They cool the inflamed skin, and aid healing.
Chickweed salve is also good for healing poison ivy. If you cannot make it, you can buy this salve (most times it includes plantain in the salve). I learned about this from an Amish woman. The salve is also great for applying to the sting you get from touching/rubbing into stinging nettle too.
Do you have a favorite remedy for poison ivy?
Natural Poison Ivy Remedies © April 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart