Comments on: Healing http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2006/05/12/healing/ On Matters Miscellaneous Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Crisses http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2006/05/12/healing/#comment-4 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:17:26 +0000 http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2006/05/12/healing/#comment-4 Hi, Jim! I've made Jewelweed ointment before -- but I don't have any right now (when I finally developed a poison ivy allergy!). Burt's Bees has a poison ivy soap containing Jewelweed, and while the juice may be most effective, I am fairly certain the same or similar qualities would be found in the oil/ointment. Jewelweed is just coming to maturity in my area, no flowers yet for 100% positive identification. I'll be waiting for it to be in flower before making oils from it. I would think it's possible to use the frozen jewelweed. With many things, the best way to find out is to try. Unless you're like the FDA and insist on spending millions of dollars in lab research ;) Plants have been healing allies for humans and other animals for long before there were bunsen burners and beakers, so I often place my money on folk wisdom. Hi, Jim!

I’ve made Jewelweed ointment before — but I don’t have any right now (when I finally developed a poison ivy allergy!). Burt’s Bees has a poison ivy soap containing Jewelweed, and while the juice may be most effective, I am fairly certain the same or similar qualities would be found in the oil/ointment.

Jewelweed is just coming to maturity in my area, no flowers yet for 100% positive identification. I’ll be waiting for it to be in flower before making oils from it.

I would think it’s possible to use the frozen jewelweed. With many things, the best way to find out is to try. Unless you’re like the FDA and insist on spending millions of dollars in lab research ;) Plants have been healing allies for humans and other animals for long before there were bunsen burners and beakers, so I often place my money on folk wisdom.

]]> by: Jim http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2006/05/12/healing/#comment-3 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:36:01 +0000 http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2006/05/12/healing/#comment-3 I brought home some jewelweed, I think thats what its called, from a trip to vancortlandt park and put it into the freezer. However, I was told by the class that it would probably not be of value after freezing it. Perhaps I could of made an ointment or something except that I wonder why this would'nt heve been already marketed as I have never come across it. Does it have to be the fresh plat? I brought home some jewelweed, I think thats what its called, from a trip to vancortlandt park and put it into the freezer. However, I was told by the class that it would probably not be of value after freezing it. Perhaps I could of made an ointment or something except that I wonder why this would’nt heve been already marketed as I have never come across it. Does it have to be the fresh plat?

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