Natural Poison Ivy Remedies

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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Summer time means some folks may get poison ivy while doing yard work, foraging, camping, or just gardening. 

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

Spring Flowers

 

(wild violets)

The flower beds are full of spring blooms, but boy are they full of chickweed and other weeds.  I took these photos over two weeks ago, and forgot about them.  Other than tulip photos.

 We did not mulch them last year for some reason, and we will be this year.  It will be hit or miss, as the rain comes and goes, and everything continues to remain wet around here.  I do have plans to add some new spring colors for next year.  The only reason I have very little tulips, is due to moles.  The new windmill is going up soon, and hopefully we can fall plant some more tulips next fall.

Many, years ago, I was out weeding the flower beds, and a van pulled into the drive.  The older gentleman opened his window, and said not to mind them, as his wife loves to drive thru and see the flowers in the flower beds. He said it made her happy.  It was a couple that lives down the road from us.  That was a feel good moment.  

We woke up to rain again.  I mean, it's great for all the spring herbs/veggies and flowers, but it's very wet out there.

Spring Flowers © April 2024 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart