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Spring greens. Jewelweed, Impatiens
capensis Meerb., is
more popular as a treatment for poison ivy. I grow it in the
garden for greens, edible flowers and its anti-inflammatory effect on
poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak.
Below left: Jewelweed flower. Below right: Rebecca Meuninck applying Jewelweed to poison ivy. |
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Above Left: Collecting young jewelweed in Painter Marsh, Cass County, MI.
Above Right: Rusty the dog giving a lecture on the virtues of jewelweed.