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Poison Ivy

                Poison ivy
    Poison ivy has three leaflets per stem. That’s where the saying , "Leaflets three, let

them be" , comes from. The leafs are not symmetric to each other so it is easy to be

distinguished out of a group. The Poison Ivy plant also likes to grow on and up trees or

rapped around inside bushes. The plant itself is hard to kill and if not completely dead, it

will grow back.
                Treating the rash
   
    The best cure for healing poison ivy is to mix Epson salt in water and stir until the

salt dissolves. The higher the ratio of salt to water, up until about 2 tablespoons of salt per

cup (beyond that its overkill),the quicker it will leave. Use a paper towel to sponge the salt

water on the poison ivy area and as far away as 2 inches from the area. If necessary apply

this to open blisters too, it will dry them out fast. Let the water dry on the area, leaving a

salt dust covering. If you must bandage, bandage areas with a "Epson salt cured" paper

towel or gauze pads. Soak thick paper towels in the same Epson salt mix and hang the

towels to dry, and use the dried towels as bandages. Of course, the best thing it so allow

the area to be exposed to air unbandaged, but sometimes its required. Do not use Caradryl

or “Rhuhi Gel”. Caradryl is much the same, except it doesn’t have the alcohol of "Rhuhi

Gel", which actually can cause discomfort if you apply it to an open sore. Calamine lotion

works, but not as fast as Epson Salt, plus calamoine makes the area itch more.

                The truth about Itching.

    Itching will cause Poison ivy to spread only during the early stages of exposure.

Poison Ivy's "active ingredient" is urushiol, its found in the sap of poison ivy. Urushi

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