[NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy

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Hi All,                    Aug 27, 2010
    The gelatinous sap from a healthy Aloe vera leaf is better even than Calomine. 

    The notion that Touch-me-not (Jewelweed) and Poison Ivy grow conveniently close together strikes me as folksy un-wisdom. I can't think of one instance where they are close and, even if they were,  one would likely be inconveniently distant when Poison Ivy rash appeared several days after exposure.

    Also, would not Touch-me-not be a better name for Poison Ivy ? 
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David&Jane Schlosberg 
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 6:22 PM
  Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy


  Yes.  Many times.  It's in the Euell Gibbons book, Stalking the  Wild Asparagus.  I believe you are supposed to rub the flowers and leaves on your skin.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Anne Woolaver
    Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:32 PM
    To: Nature Nova Scotia
    Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy


    Hi all,
     
    I was told years ago (by someone who I imagine would know) that a useful remedy plant for poison ivy is jewelweed, which -- I was also told -- may often be found growing conveniently close by poison ivy stands.  Not sure whether you squeeze the leaf juice onto affected parts or ??  Has anybody else heard this?
     
    A. Woolaver
     
    > From: soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca
    > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
    > Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy
    > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:18:26 -0300
    > 
    > 
    > Nuke Poison Ivy (PI)? That may be a slight over-reaction. What surprises 
    > me is that PI (Toxicodendron radicans) is included in the Atlantic Coastal 
    > Plain Flora, as per the N.S. Nature Trust's "Guide to the Atlantic Coastal 
    > Plain Flora of Nova Scotia" (2005), in spite of its wide range in Eastern 
    > Canada and U.S. Could someone comment?
    > I continue to be surprised by how many outdoorsy people cannot identify 
    > it in the field, in spite of having spent years in the out of doors.
    > In a recent medical article I've read that 80 % of the population is 
    > allergic to the above species. Sadly, there was no indication of the source 
    > of this tidbit of information. Which population? I suspect that the 
    > percentage refers to the fraction of the population who become allergic 
    > following repeated physical contact with the plant.
    > Dusan Soudek 
    > 



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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 27, 
2010</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The gelatinous sap from a healthy 
Aloe vera leaf is better even than Calomine. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The notion that Touch-me-not 
(Jewelweed) and Poison Ivy</FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=Arial>grow conveniently close 
together strikes me as folksy un-wisdom. I can't think of one instance where 
they are close and, even if they were,&nbsp; one would likely be inconveniently 
distant when Poison Ivy rash appeared several days after exposure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, would not Touch-me-not be 
a&nbsp;better name for Poison Ivy ? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca 
  href="mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">David&amp;Jane Schlosberg</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 27, 2010 6:22 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] Re: Poison 
  Ivy</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=015581721-27082010><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Yes.&nbsp; 
  Many times.&nbsp; It's in the Euell Gibbons book, <U>Stalking the &nbsp;Wild 
  Asparagus</U>.&nbsp; I believe you are supposed to rub the flowers and leaves 
  on your skin.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE>
    <DIV dir=ltr class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT 
    face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A 
    href="mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</A> 
    [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Anne 
    Woolaver<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 27, 2010 4:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 
    Nature Nova Scotia<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] Re: Poison 
    Ivy<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi all,<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I was told years ago (by 
    someone who I imagine would know) that a useful remedy plant for poison ivy 
    is jewelweed, which -- I was also told -- may often be found growing 
    conveniently close by poison ivy stands.&nbsp; Not sure whether you squeeze 
    the leaf juice on