Comments on: Poison Ivy Remedy http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kristen http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Kristen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:17:30 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-99 Hi! I don't know of any other names for it, but here are the two kinds (with picture links). I'm sure you've got some near you! Buckhorn plantain leaves are dark green, long and thin, seldom more than an inch or so wide. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ukturf/weed%20id/buckhorn-plantain2.jpg Broadleaf Plantain leaves are much wider and have eight veins running through it (no center vein) http://njaes.rutgers.edu/weeds/weed.asp?broadleafplantain Hi!
I don’t know of any other names for it, but here are the two kinds (with picture links). I’m sure you’ve got some near you!

Buckhorn plantain leaves are dark green, long and thin, seldom more than an inch or so wide. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ukturf/weed%20id/buckhorn-plantain2.jpg
Broadleaf Plantain leaves are much wider and have eight veins running through it (no center vein) http://njaes.rutgers.edu/weeds/weed.asp?broadleafplantain

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Kathryn Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:22:54 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-98 Does plantain have another name? I thought you would use the tropical fruit that looks like a big banana. I have never heard of Plantain other than the above. Thanks Does plantain have another name? I thought you would use the tropical fruit that looks like a big banana. I have never heard of Plantain other than the above. Thanks

]]> By: Holly aka all2Jesus on WTM http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Holly aka all2Jesus on WTM Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:46 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-87 My Mom is highy allergic, so I'll be on the hunt for jewel weed. My Mom is highy allergic, so I’ll be on the hunt for jewel weed.

]]> By: Simply Kristen » Blog Archive » Guest Post: Three Herbal Healers http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Simply Kristen » Blog Archive » Guest Post: Three Herbal Healers Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:19:27 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-61 [...] Click here to watch a video of me making a Poison Ivy Rash Remedy using plantain and aloe vera gel. [...] [...] Click here to watch a video of me making a Poison Ivy Rash Remedy using plantain and aloe vera gel. [...]

]]> By: Guest Post: Three Herbal Healers - Passionate Homemaking http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Guest Post: Three Herbal Healers - Passionate Homemaking Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:01:58 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-38 [...] here to watch a video of me making a Poison Ivy Rash Remedy using plantain and aloe vera gel. Note: [...] [...] here to watch a video of me making a Poison Ivy Rash Remedy using plantain and aloe vera gel. Note: [...]

]]> By: Kristen http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kristen Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:35:59 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-31 Oh sure- he knows what it looks like. But he's one of those tough men that will work in the woods & around the poison ivy. But the experience we were referring to in the video he CHOSE a large poison ivy patch over certain death on a rickety 100 yr old bridge. Imagine carrying a camera, tripod, & having to balance on beams that are several feet apart and could break at any moment. I'd choose the ivy too. :-) Oh sure- he knows what it looks like. But he’s one of those tough men that will work in the woods & around the poison ivy.

But the experience we were referring to in the video he CHOSE a large poison ivy patch over certain death on a rickety 100 yr old bridge. Imagine carrying a camera, tripod, & having to balance on beams that are several feet apart and could break at any moment.
I’d choose the ivy too. :-)

]]> By: Yooper http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Yooper Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:27:59 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-29 We must have it around if God put the remedy here...LOL. Some friends have it north of us, but we've just never encountered it, and I'm surprised, given our outdoor adventuring. :) We must have it around if God put the remedy here…LOL.

Some friends have it north of us, but we’ve just never encountered it, and I’m surprised, given our outdoor adventuring. :)

]]> By: Jillian http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jillian Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:42:14 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-27 So, Kristen, can your hubby recognize poison ivy, yet? So as to not walk through it, again. lol Nice to know you can use the leaves for jewel weed, too. I don't know why, but I always just used the flowers. Can you take your herb "paste", spread it on the skin, and then wrap a cloth, plastic wrap, or rag around it? Or does it need to be able to dry on the skin? Thought it would be a way to keep it on longer, and not be so messy. Thanks! Kudos to another great herb video! ;) So, Kristen, can your hubby recognize poison ivy, yet? So as to not walk through it, again. lol
Nice to know you can use the leaves for jewel weed, too. I don’t know why, but I always just used the flowers.
Can you take your herb “paste”, spread it on the skin, and then wrap a cloth, plastic wrap, or rag around it? Or does it need to be able to dry on the skin? Thought it would be a way to keep it on longer, and not be so messy. Thanks! Kudos to another great herb video! ;)

]]> By: Kristen http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Kristen Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:38:16 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-26 Oooops! Jewel Weed SPARKLES silver-like in the water. It looks like a Jewel! It also blooms a small orange flower, grows close to water, has swollen joints, and a smooth rubbery feel to it (not a normal leaf feel). http://www.nyctophilia.net/plants/jewelweed.htm Oooops!
Jewel Weed SPARKLES silver-like in the water. It looks like a Jewel!
It also blooms a small orange flower, grows close to water, has swollen joints, and a smooth rubbery feel to it (not a normal leaf feel).
http://www.nyctophilia.net/plants/jewelweed.htm

]]> By: Whiterock http://www.simplykristen.com/poison-ivy-remedy/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Whiterock Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:54:04 +0000 http://simplykristen.com/?p=187#comment-24 Y'all said you can tell it's Jewel Weed by putting it in water, but didn't explain. So, how does that work? WR Y’all said you can tell it’s Jewel Weed by putting it in water, but didn’t explain. So, how does that work?

WR

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