Wow, I love the squishy bag trick! I've used Impatiens capensis juice mixed with fresh cucumber juice, and comfrey juice as an after-sunburn balm very successfully (immediate soothing and not even any skin peeling later on); also shared it with a number of friends, all who had the same results. You can store extra as ice cubes, and they're handy that way for immediate application as needed. I've heard that as a poison ivy prevention, the Impatiens is much more effective than it is as a cure. It has saponins which create a barrier against the urushiol, and then afterwards enable it to be more thoroughly washed off the skin. And back to the spring cleanup thread, where poison ivy grows, it's perfectly possible to get the rash from dry stems before it leafs out again. I know from very itchy experience! Erik Listen to 'Designers of Paradise' <http://rasa.ag/designers/> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> *"It's far too late for pessimism" - Dee Hock* *“Another world is not only possible, she is already on her way. On quiet days I can hear her breathing.” * - Arundhati Roy * "Although my view is as vast as space, when it comes to the nature of actions and their consequences, I am extremely precise, like little particles of flour." * -Padmasambhava *"You don't need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough."⠀*~ Joanna Macy On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 at 14:59, Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to include this in my previous message. > > When Impatiens capensis or I. pallida is nice and tall - love this weed, > so easy to pull even when 5 feet tall - pull before flowering. Remove > root portion. Stuff into large gallon or 2 gallon plastic bag. Squoosh > up, right through the bag, then hang at an angle so juice can run into > the bottom corner. When you have extracted as much juice as you can > discard the crushed stems and freeze the juice in ice cube tray > portions. Now you have it available to rub the cool, soothing, frozen > juice over the itch, sting, or whatever. > > I forget who told me about this but I am grateful. > > Judy in New Jersey where rain is forecast for tomorrow so I had better > get outside today > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…