Overview
Besides the abundance of human friendly flora bursting upon our landscape, there are also some that are less than pleasant if we happen to stumble onto and into them. Two of the most bothersome are poison ivy and poison oak. Should you have the misfortune of brushing against either of those two, the good news is that you can stop the itching, spread and blisters with these home and natural remedies:
Natural Remedies
Sea Salt, Peppermint Oil, Green Clay and Water
Stop the itch of a poison ivy rash and prevent it from spreading with the following homemade paste: Mix one tablespoon of salt and 1/8 teaspoon of peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita) with 1 to 2 cups green clay, and add enough water to form a paste. Apply the paste liberally to the rash and leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Store leftover paste in a tightly sealed jar and
reapply as needed. The remedy soothes the itch by absorbing the
irritating plant oils and drying the rash. It also works for poison oak.
Hot Water and a Banana
Take as hot a shower as you can stand for as long as you can. It will
feel good and help relieve the itching. Then take a banana peel and rub
it on the infected area. The itch should be gone for eight to twelve
hours.
Watermelon
Take watermelon (the rind and the meat) and glide it over the rash. Let
it dry naturally. Within a day, the condition should improve greatly.
Baking Soda and Coffee
First put about a half a cup baking soda
in a bowl and slowly add cool coffee to make a thick paste. Then apply
the paste liberally to the affected area and allow to dry. The poison
will flow out of the blisters like water.
Turmeric and Lime or Lemon Luice
Mix one tablespoon of turmeric
spice with roughly equal parts of lime or lemon juice to form a thick
paste. Carefully apply to the afflicted skin. This remedy stains, and
stings ever so slightly, but works miraculously. For avoiding stains on
clothes, furniture or carpet, use it in the bathtub, so the bright
yellow stuff doesn't fall down and make a mess. Let it sit on your skin
for fifteen minutes, then wipe off excess. Some stains will likely
remain. By the next day you will be astonished at how the ivy has dried
up and nearly vanished.
Poke Salad Root
Boil the root of a
poke salad plant until it turns into a paste form. It will have a
strong odor. Then, once it has cooled enough not to scald, rub it on
the infected area until you can feel it "burn or sting". It should
neutralize the poison ivy overnight.
Dishwashing Liquid
Rub
dishwashing liquid onto skin area and within 15 to 20 minutes the itch
should disappear. Do not wash off until the next morning and then
reapply. Within a couple of days the skin area should clear. This is
also good for mosquito bites.
Burdock Root
Make a strong tea
with burdock roots and apply to the skin. Let it dry and re-apply as
often as needed. It relieves the itching immediately.
Potato
Blend a potato in a blender until it becomes a rough pasty blob. Put it
on some plastic wrap and wrap it around the affected area. Plastic wrap
works better than towels. If you are treating your face, poke two holes
for nostrils so you can breathe. Leave it on for an hour or so, and the
next day the bubbles should be gone and the skin should turn yellowish
and start flaking off. It will probably still itch but should itch much
less, and the itching should soon go away. Rub the affected areas to
remove excess, but do not rub too hard or pick at the affected areas.
Use vitamin E or lotion to help the new skin look and feel better.
Peachtree Leaves
Get some leaves from a peach tree, boil them and then
let the water cool. Take a cotton ball and apply the liquid to the
affected areas. Works almost overnight and should be almost completely
clear within two-three days.
Oatmeal
Run a warm bath and fill
an old sock with oatmeal. While soaking in the tub, take the sock of
oatmeal and gently rub it all over the affected areas.
Epsom Salts
Make a paste and rub it on the affected area or just soak the area. Either way is good.
Colloidal Silver
Help stop the spread of infection from inadvertent scratching by washing the hands with a colloidal silver
product, such as a colloidal silver soap or just regular colloidal
silver. Pay particular attention to the areas underneath the
fingernails and use a fingernail scrub brush on those areas. Colloidal silver and aloe vera make a good soothing, healing and disinfecting combo.
Source: Tony Isaacs, NaturalNews
