It is a cool rainy morning on the mountain. The low last night was bag down in the low 40s. The high yesterday was 60. It looks as though the rain is setteling in for the day.
The Jewelweed is starting to bloom around the lodge. We have the beautiful yellow with orange dots and the plain yellow type. I have always known these at "touch-me- not". They are great to use for poison ivy. The mountain folks have been known to pulverize the stem and put them in ice trays with some water. Keep them frozen and when you need it, pull them out and let the ice cube melt on your poison ivy. Poultices and salves from Jewelweed are a folk remedy for bruises, burns, cuts, eczema, insect bites, sores, sprains, warts, and ringworm. It is a great medicinal plant.
Doug
8/19/2012 01:53:36 am
I've spent time all my life in the woods, hiking generally, but yet I still lack knowledge of a lot of medicinal plants. I am familar with a few only. It's rare for me to get poison ivy but I seem to receive a lot of small spider bites, treating them in various ways. The Jewelweed is very nice looking and I cannot recall ever spotting it. The lodge has a wonderful array of flowers and your photos are always welcome as I especially enjoy close-ups and such. I'm sure there's a book somewhere regarding home remedies, old fashioned cures and such, and I'll have to look around for it. Lately I've enjoyed watch the daily growth of a squash vine that grows closer to my chair on my back porch and if I sat there long enough it would engulf me with its searching tendrils, developing little squash every few inches or so. It's cooled down here and I think about how much cooler it is up on Leconte; nice time to be there. G'day.
Pat N.
8/19/2012 03:48:30 am
Thank you, Dr. Virden! Comments are closed.
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