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Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) is famous for claims that it is a good poison ivy remedy. In this video I go into some identification of the plant. I also give my feedback based on the couple of recent scientific studies that have attempted to determine weather jewelweed actually is useful when used to treat poison ivy rash.
Study 1 - (lawsone study) - www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Study 2 (saponin study) - www.sciencedirect.com/science...
After reviewing these studies they seem to show that jewelweed is somewhat helpful when used to remove the urushiol(poison ivy oil). Jewelweed seems to contain chemicals called saponins that are soap-like. The studies resulted in regular dish soap working best to remove the oil but the saponins in the jewelweed also seemed to work.
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