permaculture

["Treesa Jane Rogerson" <treemail@cruzio.com>]

Dr Andrew Weil suggested what intuition did as a kid.

HE says when it is bad, and itching crazy, after it has already become a
rash:

Expose the affected area to hot running water, as hot as can stand it.

You'll experience a skin-gasm that will feel so satisfying yet itch like
crazy for just a moment.   What you are doing is overloading the nerves
sending the 'itch' message to the brain.  The relief will last many hours
after the hot water, and scrathcing will not be a temptation at all.  When
it starts up again, go back to the hot water.  With repeated and
conscientous hot water application it was maybe 2 showers a day or 3 when
worst), the nerves will exhaust themselves and the healing cycle will finish
sooner.

This is coming from a gal who has had it like NO OTHER!!! and has tried many
many things, and this is the only and least disgusting or laborious solution
for me.  Somehow I am not so afraid any more.  I call it Love Oak, with
intention, no doubt, to retain our boundaries/

Treesa
Santa Cruz County, dark under the redwoods, CA, on a small ridge between two
small tributaries of the San Lorenzo river.  Planning to limb up soon, to
taste some sunlight.


Lands Alive : Ecology By Design








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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schinnerer" <eco_living@yahoo.com>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Rhus antidotes/preventatives


> Aloha,
>
> > May I recommend that you carry with you and keep on hand at all times
> > a tincture of Jewelweed.
>
> Thanks, hadn't heard of that one.  Jewelweed seems to grow prolifically
> in New England (where poison ivy does also), it's a common garden
> "weed."
>
> Have you had any experience with rhus homeopathics?  My girlfriend
> swears it works for her as a preventative, she takes homeopathic rhus
> tox before/during working/recreating in areas she might be exposed to
> poison ivy.
>
> For poison oak (western states), mugwort is supposedly a topical
> post-contact treatment - grab a handful, crush/roll leaves and stems
> and rub on any suspected contact areas ASAP.  As a bonus, mugwort and
> PO often grow together.  Don't know if tincture, tea, etc. would have
> similar effect.
>
> I also met a person who said they "immunized" themselves by wallowing
> in the stuff, then spent three weeks in bed a total mess, and since
> then have little or no reaction to it.
>
> Me, I just stay the heck far away from all that stuff. :-p
>
>
> =====
> John Schinnerer, MA
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