Poison oak remedy

[CindaRae]

The neighbor stopped by yesterday – with a lovely poison oak rash all over his arms! Haven’t thought about it for a while, but figured that I’d share the remedy that I learned as a kid (that was AGES ago!) – and used on my kids (they always seemed to have poison oak!).

If you are blessed to have any Amole Lily, a.k.a. Soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) growing in your area, dig up one or two of those – you want the root. Take ’em home, peel off the brown, hairy fibers on the outside of the root; you’ll have a white, kinda slippery, onion-looking thing. Cut the root into chunks – maybe three or four pieces. Put those root chunks into a stainless steel or enameled pot, cover with good clean spring water (or? – just not city water with all those nasty additives!). Put a cover on, and bring to a gentle boil. Let this stuff simmer for about 10 minutes or so… then remove from heat – LEAVE the lid on, and let cool. When cooled, can put the whole shebang into a clean canning jar, put a lid on it, and keep in the refrigerator. If anyone gets a case of the poison oak doing weird things to their body, can wipe the cold (somewhat slimy feeling) solution on the affected area. Do this multiple times per day – this will generally dry up that rash within two to seven days – and the cold solution feels SO GOOD on that itchy mess! 🙂

P.S. Taught the neighbor ’bout this stuff, and made some for him – he feels better already!

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Good to know. Thanks. 🙂

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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