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Episode 34: Poison Ivy Remedies – and if they work
Living Free in Tennessee - Nicole Sauce
English - May 01, 2017 22:47 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 130 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Business Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The show content today is near and dear to my heart. I don’t know why, but it seems like every year, no matter how careful I am, I get a bout of poison ivy. Mankind has had problems with poison ivy for a very long time. And that is why it is surprising that we only seem to know as much about it as we do the common cold. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/livingfreeinTN Eating Seasonally and Tales from the Prepper Pantry This is where we share what we are eating as it comes to us - and talk about ways to use what we store.
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A store in Smithville is trying out my eggs Plant sale announcement: tomatoes for sale in a joint project between Purple Maize Farm and the Holler Homestead - click here to order.Poison Ivy Remedies Remedy 1: Scrape it until it bleeds Remedy 2: Jewel Weed Salve/ointment/juice Remedy 3: Poke Weed Roots
Dig up the roots and smash them up than rub them into your outbreak. It will burn like the dickens, but then the poison ivy dries up. Never tried this and forgot to give it a go this time – will try it if I get another poison ivy gift this year.Remedy 4: Pramagel/ Calamine
Oatmeal + Baking soda, etc The hot water scratchRemedy 5: Technu and related products
ZanFel – (Mama Sauce says it is the only thing that ever worked for her)Remedy 6: Hydrocortisone cream
Over the counter does not work The prescription also does not work But you know what works really really well? My prescription for chlobetasol.Prevention
Get this friggin vine off your land Wash every night with a good lye based soap with activated charcoal – this also helps with chiggers and other lovely Tennessee bugs Don’t re-wear the same clothing Think before you burn Watch your animalsIn sum – what works for me:
Prevention The hot water scratch Pramagel (Pramaxin) Jewelweed salve plus NeosporinStories from the Holler
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