Lost Creek Witch » stalk http://www.lostcreekwitch.com The Life And Times Of An Appalachian Hedgewitch Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Jewelweed (Spotted Touch Me Not) http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/214/jewelweed-spotted-touch-me-not/ http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/214/jewelweed-spotted-touch-me-not/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:10:12 +0000 Forest Breath http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/214/jewelweed-spotted-touch-me-not/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jewelweed (Spotted Touch Me Not)", url: "http://www.lostcreekwitch.com/214/jewelweed-spotted-touch-me-not/" });]]> Jewelweed (Touch Me Not).

Jewelweed

Jewelweed 


This is almost an embarrassing post, but something that I am sure everyone has dealt with at one point or another.
I was on a backpacking trip with Tom, my partner for 7 years. Well I was terribly constipated. It was to the point of pain and I was miserable. As we were hiking, he gave me a few leaves off of a jewelweed plant and told me to chew on them. Mind you NOTHING I tried was working. I did as he suggested.
Within an hour, well…..I was no longer constipated! I have used this plant several times and it always worked well.Mind you it is perfect for Poison Ivy/Oak as well. The juice from the stalk placed on the affected area will ease the itch. I know of some people who take this and freeze it, making little ice cubes to use for poison ivy as needed.

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