Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)

[@Sharrendan]

thank you for the great content. I'm dreaming to have a life like you when I'm older (26 atm). keep it growing. cheers

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[@idonthaveanamenoone3526]

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[@TSis76]

Thank you so much for everything you have posted. Hope you will be doing more content in the future and all is well with you. God bless you!

[@blueskies6475]

Thx for sharing your knowledge and plants for ID.

[@susangortva7939]

I used the stem and stalk. chop it up. boiling it, reducing to 1/2. and let it sit over night, then drain it, and can it in a pressure canner. 30 minutes for pints and 35 minutes for quarts at 10 # pressure. just like vegetable broth. I have used 3 year old jewel weed liquid and it still is good. I have to remember to wear long sleeves and pants. wash my clothes and gloves and takes a shower. then put on the jewel weed. I get it very bad. once I forgot. had it terrible. used the jewel weed a few days later and the rash did go away... but I had swollen arms and felt very sick. had to take prednoisone and antibiotics because it went through my skin and into my system. it sucks. I make it every year and use it in may because thats when the poison ivy is out and the jewel weed hasn't grown yet. I also wait to pick it after the seed pods are spent so they will regrow. I get it that bad. this stuff works for me. I'm grateful

[@joshroudebush5888]

I use this a lot for stinging nettles irritation

[@Jesusmysavior234]

This old man reminds me of Adam.🤗🤗🤗

[@janestall4534]

I plant inpatients in a shaded spot. I never have any trouble keeping them healthy like other plants, and some of them reseed the next spring.

[@chickadeeacres3864]

Can you tell me if other impatiens family plants have the same poison ivy relieving juices such as himalayan balsam, or the taller impatiens and even the garden shade annuals?

[@hanzketchup859]

Awesome content , too cool

[@jeremydehart7466]

Jewel weed is good for rubbing on to keep the mosquitoes from biting as well. Works great keeping off mosquitoes.👍

[@brettmoore1699]

Thank you for the tip! I'll give it a shot.

[@嵐影湖光-r9z]

Thank you for the presentation. What time of the year do they start flowering? Does it vary depending on where you live?

[@richardcook9459]

July through mid-September here in New England. We just made a balm with some of ours.

[@嵐影湖光-r9z]

@@richardcook9459 Yes, I've been noticing that many of them are blossoming in the US.

[@kerrydunn1817]

Do you know where I can find seeds for this? Thank you.

[@--Paws--]

It's on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/25-Jewelweed-Impatiens-Capensis-seeds-Organic-Poison-Ivy-Oak-Sumac-healing/292555061629?hash=item441da3f97d:g:0iAAAOSwf95a8YiI

[@JonChohan]

I got mine from Etsy.

[@manygaga1]

the commercial impatiens still have these kind of seed pods

[@williamwalker4600]

The chemical that binds with the poison ivy oil to neutralize it is called urushiol. I use a product that includes jewel weed to treat poison ivy, oak, etc. It is called Technu, available in US on the shelf at CVS. I am happy to add that I also got a very bad rash from the tree version that secrets the poison ivy oil in Mexico and it worked wonderfully!!

[@susantillander2080]

So, does freezing it work?

[@JonChohan]

That's what he said near the end.

[@wildedibles819]

My mom gets the purple ones i have the orange ones wild in the woods here in the wetter sink spots