I found a cure for poison Ivy ,oak and sumac !
By free_man
@free_man (7330)
United States
August 19, 2010 3:09pm CST
No really I got into some sumac working in our yard and this other yard. I was covered up in this stuff and itching so bad I couldn't stand myself. I went to mom's house to do some yard work for her and she told me to mix listerine and baking soda together and put it on me where I had the sumac and it would cure it. I took her advice and sure enough it really worked. In just a few days it was all gone. Do you have natural cures for your health problems? How about sharing your remedies for curing yourself?
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@RebeccasFarm (86769)
• United States
3 Dec 21
Good it worked!!
Thanks Rebel for the suggestion of this discussion @rebelann
Well I used tea tree oil sometimes.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Dec 21
I just don't go near those plants.
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 21
You're welcome, I figured where you are there might be some of those awful plants.
@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 21
I wouldn't know the difference between any of them @BarBaraPrz
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
4 Dec 21
The weed known as plantain or plantago, a green rosette of a low growing plant is awesome for insect stings, including wasps and hornets. It also is good added into an all purpose herbal salve for cuts and scrapes.
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@snowy22315 (170003)
• United States
4 Dec 21
Good to know! This kind of goes with the other post on baking soda.
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 21
Yeah, kinda. Natural remedies are the best especially if you only need to use items you already have in your kitchen
@rameshprabhu (190)
• India
20 Aug 10
i always take natural cures for my health except for serious issues, but let me ask with my mom , tell me for what all problem you want natural remedies , and for yours let me check out and say ,
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
21 Aug 10
Hi Rameshprabhu and welcome to my lot. I just want to get a list of natural cures for anything and everything. My mother used to put hot salt in a white sock to drain the fluids out of our ears. It is good for ear aches. We were always in good health growing up none of my brothers and sisters were ever really sick. And mom always used natural cures I wish I had taken better notice when I was growing up. Thanks!
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
4 Dec 21
@free_man Mom did salt sacks for my brother's ear aches. She used a white hanky. I fill socks with cheap rice to heat in the microwave for a hot pack.
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Dec 21
I got a couple nasty earaches back in 2012 @GardenGerty I would have loved to have known about this.
@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
15 Aug 22
I will have to remember that. I'm hoping that it might work on bug bites too. We just got back from vacation and hubby is covered with them. They all seem to love his blood!! Me... they stay away from!
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Aug 22
Your poor hubby, I know exactly how that goes .... if it bites I'm the bait. 
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
20 Aug 10
Vinegar will also get rid of it. Vinegar is effective in curing/treating a lot of different things. You can do a search online to find a list of things that vinegar is good for.
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
23 Aug 10
Hi Rameshprabhu and welcome to my lot. I found a cure all for poison ivy, sumac and poison oak. It is a cure for any and all of them. Listerine and baking soda mixed together and then put it on where you have one or the other of these and it will make them go away.
@aurorastorm (1131)
• United States
19 Aug 10
That is great, I have never heard of this remedy but I will keep it in my brain for when this happens to me.
I only have one but I think most people do know about it. Put tooth paste, not the gel kind on a bee sting. This takes away the sting and the swelling, smells a little minty but otherwise a good idea. Will love to see some of the other cures people have for things.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec 21
Glad it worked and interesting with things most people have around their house, Even tough it tasted awful I did not have to swallow it but gargling with hot salted water always helped me with sore throates,
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
3 Dec 21
i make a baking soda paste for things like that - never tried listerine!
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