2.5M views · 32K reactions | Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) #foraging #plants #herbalism | Son of a Bear Herbs | Facebook

🌿 Jewelweed Spray is easy to make and extremely effective on poison ivy rashes! It also helps to stop the itch and burn from bug bites, hives, bee stings, burns from stinging nettle, chiggers and most itchy skin ailments. In fact, we include jewelweed in our psoriasis salve, due to its powerful anti-Inflammatory properties! EASY JEWELWEED SPRAY FOR POISON IVY • Handful of fresh jewelweed (gather enough to fill the size jar your using 3/4 of the way full) • Witch hazel • Glass jar • Spray Bottle

Edible bizzy Lizzy, busy lizzy, or Impatiens flower | Ethan Hernandez

Jewelweed seed pod popping! Impatiens capensis has a cool dispersal mechanism where the pod bursts and scatters seed when it is touched, or as it dries out. This native plant is often found growing close to poison ivy, and is the antidote to it and a variety of other skin ailments. | Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy | Facebook