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How to Cure Poison Ivy
NOTICE: It is not the intention of this web site to present it's advice offered as though coming from an authoritative, trained, professional source. While we infrequently quote authoritative sources, yet most of the site's advice comes from untrained persons, who are sharing their experiences of healing. While these are significant to most people, yet they don't constitute professional advice, and we say this, not just because we dread the FDA, but because the FDA has a legitimate role in protecting the citizenry from private citizens masquerading as doctors. While we think they have assumed to themselves an exaggerated role in this endeavor, yet there is a truth in it, and in that respect we offer this candid disclosure.

A Letter by HHR's Charles L. Church Published in Countryside Magazine:

I thought I might respond to the late article on Poison Ivy, though I reckon you have already heard from several people before me. The remedy which the good lady recommends, while working well for some, causes serious consequences in others. Some people have tried this and had serious problems.... essentially getting poison ivy internally, and becoming very ill. I have heard this from several people by now. I don't doubt but that it works for some, but with the unknown threat of it injuring many, the risk is not worth it, in my opinion. Might I suggest the following remedy to your readers? I had long suffered from Poison Ivy, and from Poison Oak, when I used to live in Oregon. When I would wake up in the morning, my eyes would be nearly swollen shut. It would inevitably spread despite all treatment, all over my body and make me utterly miserable, and would not clear for much longer than usual.

As  a child, my father being a doctor, I had to take cortisone for it on more than one occasion, which I now shudder to consider. I prayed for deliverance from this affliction, and earnestly considered what might be a remedy, as it didn't appear that it ought to be that hard to figure out. I considered the fact that the infective agent in Poison Ivy, (urushiol), made contact, and  absorbed into the skin, and hence erupting in a rash, spewed out the absorbed urushiol to  be spread around the body by itching, and then consequent touching of other body parts. I had heard people say that if you washed very thoroughly immediately after contact that you wouldn't get infected. I found that this was not practical, because of forgetfulness, and  because even when practiced it didn't work very often, which wasn't much of an encouragement to practice it.

One of my customers told me that her husband was dreadfully allergic to it, and that he claimed that rubbing alcohol would remove it entirely, but that, like washing with soap, it had to be done immediately after contact. Once infection was set in it would not work. After a few more infections, however, I reasoned with myself thus: If the alcohol does indeed thoroughly dissolve the urushiol, then by repeatedly washing it every time it began to erupt and itch, it would perhaps wash off the urushiol and contain the infection. Much to my delight this has worked with perfect success likely a dozen times now for me and other members of my family. Whether it will work for others I cannot say, but work for us it has, and we are grateful to God for this answer to prayer.

The method that must be followed is thus: So soon as you see the rash appear wash it THOROUGHLY with PLENTY of alcohol. Our experience is that not only does this relieve the itch, but it contains any spreading. The original rash site will not alter much, may even grow worse, but it will not spread, and so long as you wash it  EVERY TIME IT FEELS ITCHY..... E V E R Y   T I M E!!!!......  It will be remove the itch, and keep it from spreading. The first day you may have to wash it a dozen times. The second maybe three or four times. The third and fourth days maybe once or twice, and after that not at all. It eventually looses its redness and bumps, etc., and just goes away.  In fact, it seems to have made me less susceptible to the infection, for some reason. I would be interested in any feed back as to whether this treatment works on others. It  most certainly has worked for us.