[Community_garden] The three cures for poison ivy

[Mike McGrath]

 water, water, water

It removes the oil better than alcohol.
You got 20  minutes to do so on average.
Any 'cure plant' cures because it has lots of water in its leaves; you got 
to remove the oil--nothing on top of oil will have any effect. You can rub 
any plant on the skin you want--but wash the oil off first.
                                    Stay safe!
                                                    ---Wimpy (& Popeye!) McG
   ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower at green-logic.com>
To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] how NOT to deal with poison ivy


>
>
> Hi, Folks!
>
> Mike is a wimp -- bow saw, my eye!  We go after those poison ivy vines on
> the trees with a machete!
>
> Of course, my husband, the macheter, is immune to poison ivy -- people
> almost think I'm serious when I say that's why I married him! ;-)
> (Actually, I didn't know until after we'd been married a few months, but 
> if
> I HAD known, it would have definitely weighed in his favor! ;-D)
>
> What do you think about Balsam (Impatiens Balsamina) as a "cure plant",
> Mike?  Personally, I love the flowers and look for every excuse to
> plant/reseed, but I've had my volunteers slice the stem and rub it 
> anywhere
> they think they have been exposed to poison ivy.  I thought it worked, but
> maybe it was just the stem being so juicy.
>
> Dorene
>
> Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
> St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
>
> A mission of
> St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 
> 19460
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>
>
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