My friend Kellie and her family have been over to my house a few times this summer. Last two times they ran in to some bad things.
Kellie brushed up against some poison sumac and got a blister and rash in seconds. I got out the jewel weed stuff and that took care of it. Then last time, one of her kids brushed up again some stinging nettles that I had next to the stairs. Again, the jewel weed stuff worked.
I didn't know that I had poison sumac or stinging nettles. They never bothered me. I felt a little bit superior to them as I was "tougher" then them. ( Weaklings!) Until today. My Aunt Donna and a friend came over to visit with me. They wanted to see the baby chicks that were in the back part of the goat pen.
I was looking for the chicks and brushed up against a plant (Stinging nettle) and instantaneously it felt like I had been cut with razors and glass! WOW! It hurt, it hurt a lot! I came into the house and put some jewel weed stuff on and it helped, but ten hours later my leg still has a burning/stinging sensation where the plant brushed me.
I think I need to make a new batch of jewel weed stuff and this time I will use witch hazel or rubbing alcohol. I think that will help cut the oils in the plants.
1 year ago
Ohhhhh, I know that feeling. Last summer we had nettles over by our compost pile and I accidentally touched it....instant heat and pain. Now you know Krissy.
ReplyDeletesuperiority! Ha! You just somehow missed them before. Can you imagine falling off the porch into a bush of stinging nettles instead of the water bucket?
ReplyDeleteHi Krissy, have your got some vinegar handy. If it helps for blue bottles it will help for nettles. (Advice from a doctor.)
ReplyDeleteWait til ya get messed up in some wild parsnip. Ouch! That one is activated by sunlight. I thought I had acid on my leg.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Love it Krissy! So, now you know.. OUCHY!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOuch! I was trying to identify a plant in my goat yard and I too found what it feels like to get stung from stinging nettle! Of course, I have felt it before, but this was a bit different... I put apple cider vinegar on mine to take the sting away - which did help. It hurt for two days and then all that was left was a couple tiny red spots.
ReplyDeleteKris,
ReplyDeleteI mailed the package this morning. The box has 4 books; 2-3 on gardening and 1 or 2 cookbooks that I thought you might enjoy.
The rain started up again today it has been pouring!!!
Well, I guess that serves you right for laughing. Nettles are defiantly not a plant to be messed with. Maybe you should get up a good concoction of that jewel weed and start marketing it. It sounds like it is a good cure all for lots of stuff.
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