Episode 34: Poison Ivy Remedies – and if they work

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.

• Saladpalooza! Fresh lettuce from the garden (or my friend's garden, radishes, carrot greens, pea shoots)
• Dryads Saddle Mushroom
• Goats milk, which means cheese season is here
• EGGS

Getting the Gardens Ready Where we share what we are doing to get our food growing operation up and running.

• Progress report on the weed experiment

Garden Economics project

• 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 scratch

Remedy 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 animals

In sum – what works for me:

1. Prevention
2. The hot water scratch
3. Pramagel (Pramaxin)
4. Jewelweed salve plus Neosporin

Stories from the Holler

• Rains and Bees
• I fired a client this week and here is why

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