Jewelweed
(Impatiens spp.)
Also know as Touch me not
Botanical Information
An annual shade-loving plant often of wet areas from the Impatiens family which grows to 2 feet tall with thin, grey-green leaves, a jointed stem, and slipper-shaped yellow flowers.
Working with Jewelweed
Part(s) Used
Herb
Herb Forms
Tincture, bulk herb.
The fresh juice or leaves of jewelweed are used externally in the treatment of various skin problems, such as poison oak, ringworm, warts, hemorrhoids, and nettle sting. Internally, the tea or tincture is used (rarely) as a diuretic and as a mild laxative.
Jewelweed has a taste of ACRID and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
None noted.
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