Jewelweed tea directions:
- Bring 3 cups of water with Jewelweed to a boil.
- Turn down heat and simmer on low for 20-40 minutes.
- Let cool and put in jar with some Jewelweed branches and leaves.
| Date | Location | Notes | Images |
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| August 1, 2009 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Very distinctive flowers hanging by a thread from the leaf stem. Plant stems were redish-brown as described in the 1912 Wildflowers of New England document and not the pale-green translucent stems as described in the guidebooks. Perhaps later in the year the stems change color? The stems are hollow. |
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| August 4, 2009 | Southeastern, New Hampshire |
The first picture on the left is not my picture, but one I borrowed from Wikimedia
in order to display one good picture of the flower. The picture on the right is
picked Jewelweed and the picture below is Jewelweed topical tea. It is used
externally to prevent and cure poison ivy and nettle stings. Jewelweed tea directions:
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| August 6, 2009 | Southeastern, New Hampshire |
Noticed this Jewelweed within 100 yards of my garden. More available here than
I found on the trail on August 4, 2009. The last picture on the bottom right was
taken with my new iPhone 3GS camera. It is much better with close-up images
than the old iPhone 3G. |
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| May 24, 2010 | Southeastern, New Hampshire |
I came across last year's stand of Jewelweed. Last year, I made a tea to be used
topically to treat poison ivy. It is important to learn to recognize plants in
different seasons. Notice how light (almost translucent) green the leaves are. When
I step back, the Jewelweed plants always look much lighter than surrounding plants. |
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| August 10, 2010 | Southeastern, New Hampshire |
Made sure to snap a few pictures of mature Jewelweed this year. |
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| September 2, 2011 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Better quality pictures. |
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| May 9, 2012 | Southeastern, New Hampshire | Very young Jewelweed. |
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