User Reviews for poison ivy

Used a homemade extract tincture that a dematologist provided for a hard to treat wart under a fingernail. Applied in a similar manner as salicylic acid (Compound W). It removed the wart after a about 2 weeks.

I do it every morning when I wake up, after lunch, and when I go to bed. I even take medicine to help me not to itch. When I do it stings really bad. Even when I touch it. I started getting nauseas , diarrhea ,really dizzy, and even lightheaded. I don't feel like eating much, and I can't help but scratch and rub. My nose got swelled up, I found a huge spot on the left side of my left leg underneath my brace, and I was red everywhere. I put itch medicine on every day and nothing is getting better. My mom says she thinks it is worse since I got the medicine from the doctor. So we might go to the doctor again. A couple weeks after I got it, my mom got it on her chin. Then my dad got it. Before I got it my brother came from his boy scout camp with poison ivy. My mom believes we are allergic to something in our family. Before I got it my brother got better doing the exact same thing I did. For some stupid reason, it only worked for my brother. These treatments have not helped at all to me.Read More Read Less

Terrible pain & cramping in legs & feet in the evening & at night. Could not rest or sleep. Used creams, sprays, heating pads, and OTC pain killers. Given stronger ones by the doctor but did not want to use them. This was supposed to help people whose pain was helped by movement. I purchased Boiron 30 Rhus Tox tiny little pellets. Worked like magic. I can sleep well for the first time in 10 or 15 years. Eating steak makes me hurt a lot worse...and sometimes dairy products or sugar. But as a whole...this is the only thing that has helped me. (Didn't want drugs.) Take the large numbers...30 is good. Do not take the small numbers...9, 6, etc. They are stronger and can be more toxic. The only side effects so far seem to be: sometimes feeling extra warm...and sometimes upset stomach. It immediately reduced swelling & stopped the pain and misery. The Hyland brand was weaker and is more like a cell salt form. I recommend Boiron brand found at health food stores. Very inexpensive. Did not help my friend whose pain was helped by resting not movement. (And in her neck..not legs & feet.) Read More Read Less

When I got shingles a homeopath recommended this in its homeopathic form. I was suffering greatly and was completely symptom free in 45 minutes and I have recommended this to all my friends. I have also recommended that they visit with a homeopath to find out what strength to use.